shofrot

Variant of shofar

shofar definition

sho·far (s̸hō′fər, -fär′; Heb s̸hō̂ fär′)

noun pl. shofars -·fars or shofrot -·frot′ (-frōt′)

a ram's horn used in ancient times as a signaling trumpet, and still blown in synagogues on Rosh Hashana and at the end of Yom Kippur

Etymology: Heb shofar

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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