Shofar

What do we mean by shofar?

A trumpet made of a ram's horn, blown by the ancient Hebrews during religious ceremonies and as a signal in battle, now sounded in the synagogue during Rosh Hashanah and at the end of Yom Kippur. noun

See shophar. noun

A ram’s-horn trumpet noun

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 noun

A ram’s-horn trumpet

A shofar is a type of trumpet made from the horn of a ram (male sheep). It is mentioned more than 70 times in the Old Testament of the Bible, and is blown by Jews as part of the observance of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. In the past decade, the horn has become more popular among people of many faiths who use it in religious rituals and as a call to action. The shofar is also used in an increasing number of musical compositions. To learn more about shofar, visit www.HearingShofar.com and download the book, "Hearing Shofar: The Still Small Voice of the Ram's Horn". Urban Dictionary

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Words that are spelled similarly to shofar:
shofar, shoar, sofar, dhofar, sholar.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word shofar:
elul, penitential, sounder, yom, shabbat, mitzvah, sounded, blown, kol, sages, torah, blowing, horn, talmud, recited, trumpet, scroll, repetition, jubilee, synagogue, sounding, prayer, announce, blessing, prayers, jewish, hebrew, blast, holidays, forbidden, verses, jerusalem, moses, congregation, rabbi, instrument, ram, ritual, sounds, bible, call, jews, baltimore, temple, coalition, month, sound, israel, notes, wall, seventh, purposes, journal, ceremony, religious, iii, sign, your, freedom, mount, says, meaning, morning.

Words that rhyme with shofar:
gofer, twofer, no fear, although fear, know fear, low fear, o fear, show fear, though fear, throw fear.

Adjectives that are often used to describe shofar:
great, ancient, heavenly, large, primitive, mighty, beautiful.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective shofar:
blasts, blast, sounds, blower, sound, horn, calls, verses, ram, call, sounding, chests, times, service, blowers, blows, chest, marks, notes, ritual, trumpet, blow, rings, blares, stretches, shout, run.

Consonant match to shofar:
shophar, shah for, shaw for, she for, sheaf or, shi for, shih for, show far, show fear, xi for.

Words that sound like shofar:
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