Phonetic: /SHOH-far/

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition

the horn of a ruminant animal and usually a ram blown as a trumpet by the ancient Hebrews in battle and during religious observances and used in modern Judaism especially during Rosh Hashanah and at the end of Yom Kippur

The holiday ends when the shofar, a musical instrument made from a ram’s horn or another animal, is blown.