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shofar

sho·far [ shṓ fr, shṓfər ] (plural sho·fars or sho·froth [ shō frṓt ])


noun 
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horn blown in synagogue: a horn, usually a ram's horn, blown by the ancient Hebrews in battle and during religious ceremonies, now sounded in a synagogue on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

[Mid-19th century. < Hebrew šōpār "ram's horn"]
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