Definitions for shofar

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shofar sho·far

Spelling: [shoh-fer; Sephardic Hebrew shaw-fahr; Shofar is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 104 anagrams from letters in shofar (afhors).

Definitions for shofar

noun

1. a ram's horn blown as a wind instrument, sounded in Biblical times chiefly to communicate signals in battle and announce certain religious occasions and in modern times chiefly at synagogue services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Origin of shofar

First recorded in 1860-65, shofar is from the Hebrew word shōphār

Examples for shofar

The sounds of the shofar are very peculiar and harsh, quite unlike the notes of any modern instrument.

Dr. Beigel has made a most singular discovery concerning the tones of the shofar.

Then show the class a shofar or a picture of one and ask, "What is this?"

The shrill call of the shofar, or the soft sense-enslaving tones of the organ?

When we hear the shofar blown on Rosh ha-Shanah what should we think of?