shofar in British English
or shophar (ˈʃəʊfɑː, Hebrew ʃɔˈfar)
nounWord forms: plural -fars, -phars, -froth or -phroth (Hebrew -ˈfrɔt) Judaism a ram's horn sounded in the synagogue daily during the month of Elul and repeatedly on Rosh Hashanah, and by the ancient Israelites as a warning, summons, etc
Word origin
from Hebrew
shōphār ram's horn