Definitions for shophars

shophars sho·phar

Spelling: [shoh-fer; Sephardic Hebrew shaw-fahr; Shophars is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 182 anagrams from letters in shophars (ahhoprss).

Definitions for shophars

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 shophars

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

Examples for shophars

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

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

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

Word Value for shophars
Scrable

15

Words with friends

14

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