Definitions for shophar

shophar sho·phar

Spelling: [shoh-fer; Sephardic Hebrew shaw-fahr; Shophar is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 149 anagrams from letters in shophar (ahhoprs).

Definitions for shophar

noun

  1. shofar.
  2. 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 shophar

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

Examples for shophar

He signed to the Tokeang—the shophar blower—and instantly the weird, curious, quavering, vibrating sounds broke on the still air.

Cohen made a sign to a priest who held a shophar (hallowed ram's horn) in his hand.

shophar is the Hebrew name for what is usually translated 'ram's horns.'

Word Value for shophar
Scrable

15

Words with friends

14

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