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单词 shofar
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Definition of shofar in English:

shofar

nounPlural shofars, Plural shofroth ˈʃəʊfəˈSHōfər
  • A ram's-horn trumpet formerly used by Jews as an ancient battle signal and now used in Jewish religious ceremonies.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We study with our eyes, mouth, and brain, eat matzah with our mouths, listen to the shofar with our ears, and wear the tefillin on the arm and head.
    • Because it was the eve of Rosh Hashana, the image of a shofar flashed through my mind, and I recalled a Biblical story I'd learned in school.
    • And no rabbi feels compelled to tell his congregants about the importance of coming to hear the shofar on Rosh Hashana.
    • He opposed circumcision, wearing of skull caps or prayer shawls, or the blowing of the shofar - in short just about anything traditionally Jewish.
    • Positive commandments include activities such as blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashana, the study of Torah, the wearing of the tallit, etc.
    • When the shofar blows at the end of Yom Kippur, we are, for that moment, our full potential self.

Origin

From Hebrew šōp̱ār, (plural) šōp̱ārōṯ.

Rhymes

chauffeur, gofer, goffer, gopher, loafer, Nuku'alofa, Ophir, sofa
 
 

Definition of shofar in US English:

shofar

nounˈSHōfər
  • A ram's-horn trumpet used by ancient Jews in religious ceremonies and as a battle signal, now sounded at Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He opposed circumcision, wearing of skull caps or prayer shawls, or the blowing of the shofar - in short just about anything traditionally Jewish.
    • We study with our eyes, mouth, and brain, eat matzah with our mouths, listen to the shofar with our ears, and wear the tefillin on the arm and head.
    • And no rabbi feels compelled to tell his congregants about the importance of coming to hear the shofar on Rosh Hashana.
    • Positive commandments include activities such as blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashana, the study of Torah, the wearing of the tallit, etc.
    • Because it was the eve of Rosh Hashana, the image of a shofar flashed through my mind, and I recalled a Biblical story I'd learned in school.
    • When the shofar blows at the end of Yom Kippur, we are, for that moment, our full potential self.

Origin

From Hebrew šōp̱ār, (plural) šōp̱ārōṯ.

 
 
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