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Definition of Shofar
1. 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.
Definition of Shofar
1. Noun. (Judaism) A ram’s-horn trumpet ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shofar
1. a ram's-horn trumpet blown in certain Jewish rituals [n SHOFARS or SHOFROTH]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shofar
Literary usage of Shofar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse by Joseph Friedlander, George Alexander Kohut (1917)
"shofar Echoes JACOB KLEIN. I'M but a child, and childish toys *• Make up the ...
The shofar brings me face to face With all the martyrdoms of old That are ..."
2. The Jewish Religion by Michael Friedländer (1891)
"The first of these four names implies, according to the traditional interpretation,
the commandment of blowing the shofar. As a rule the shofar is blown ..."
3. The Reform Movement in Judaism by David Philipson (1907)
"But as long as this is not the case, it makes no difference what the Biblical
shofar really was, nor what the Biblical idea was whereon it was based. ..."
4. The Guide of the Perplexed of Maimonides by Moses Maimonides, Michael Friedländer (1885)
"For this reason the shofar is blown on this day, as we have shown in Mishneh-torah.3 The
day is, as it were, a preparation for and an introduction to the ..."
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