1. 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; [syn: shofar, shophar]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
shophar
n 1: 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 [syn:
shofar, shophar]