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SHOFAR (shofroth)
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Irregular inflected form: shofroth
Dictionary entry overview: What does shofar mean?
• SHOFAR (noun)
The noun SHOFAR has 1 sense:
1. an ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram; used in ancient times by the Israelites to sound a warning or a summons; used in synagogues today on solemn occasions
Familiarity information: SHOFAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram; used in ancient times by the Israelites to sound a warning or a summons; used in synagogues today on solemn occasions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
shofar; shophar
Hypernyms ("shofar" is a kind of...):
horn (an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound)
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