shophar
[ shoh-fer; Sephardic Hebrew shaw-fahr; Ashkenazic Hebrew shoh-fuh r, shoh-fahr ]SEE DEFINITION OF shopharSynonyms for shophar
MOST RELEVANT
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR SHOPHAR
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.
He signed to the Tokeang—the Shophar blower—and instantly the weird, curious, quavering, vibrating sounds broke on the still air.
WORD ORIGIN
ram's horn blown on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, 1833, from Hebrew shophar "ram's horn," related to Arabic sawafiru "ram's horns," Akkadian shapparu "wild goat."
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR SHOPHAR
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.