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Definition of Shophar
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 Shophar
1. shofar [n -PHARS or -PHROTH] - See also: shofar
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shophar
Literary usage of Shophar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Last Winter in Rome by Charles Richard Weld (1865)
"... rifled—Discovery of the Body of St. Cecilia — Catacomb of thf Ancient Jews—The
shophar—Numerous Bones—Great Interv* of the Catacombs —Fulfilment of ..."
2. The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia by James Orr (1915)
"Nero is said to have been desirous of renown as a piper. (7) The shophar ...
The shophar was a trumpet, curved at the end like a horn (beren), and Straight ..."
3. New Edition of the Babylonian Talmud (1903)
"Our case is that of a shophar belonging to the community; the case adduced treated
of one that belongs to a private party (therefore it is permissible). ..."
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