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- [shoh-fer; Sephardic Hebrew shaw-fahr; Ashkenazic Hebrew shoh-fuh r, shoh-fahr]
- /ˈʃoʊ fər; Sephardic Hebrew ʃɔˈfɑr; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈʃoʊ fər, ʃoʊˈfɑr/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shoh-fer; Sephardic Hebrew shaw-fahr; Ashkenazic Hebrew shoh-fuh r, shoh-fahr]
- /ˈʃoʊ fər; Sephardic Hebrew ʃɔˈfɑr; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈʃoʊ fər, ʃoʊˈfɑr/
Definitions of shophar word
- abbreviation SHOPHAR shofar. 1
- noun plural shophar a ram's horn blown as a wind instrument, sounded in Biblical times chiefly to communicate signals in battle and announce certain religious occasions and in modern times chiefly at synagogue services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. 1
- abbreviation SHOPHAR shofar 0
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Origin of shophar
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65, shofar is from the Hebrew word shōphār
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Parts of speech for Shophar
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shophar popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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