noun
- a ram’s horn trumpet used in Jewish religious ceremonies
Usage: religious; Judaism
Examples
- The shophar was blown during Rosh Hashanah services.
- He learned to play the ancient shophar for the synagogue.
- The sound of the shophar echoed through the temple.
- During Yom Kippur, the shophar marks the end of fasting.
- The rabbi demonstrated how to blow the shophar properly.
- Children gathered to hear the shophar’s distinctive call.