Shofar Definition
shōfär, -fər
shofars, shofar, shofroth
noun
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.
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shofars, shofrothOrigin of Shofar
Hebrew šôpār ram's horn, shofar Akkadian sappāru, šappāru fallow deer, and sappartu tip of an animal's horn from Sumerian šegbar fallow deer
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From the Hebrew שׁוֹפָר (shofár, “shofar")
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