shofar
/ˈʃoʊ̯fɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Thaddeus the fluteplayer had, it seems, found a ram’s horn or shofar, and he was blowing this not in the normal manner of an angry summons but so as to produce a melody of four notes, like a camp call to dinner or parade."
- "“This is one of those times in the history of our country and the world, where we are being presented with a wake up call — the blast of the shofar — to challenge ourselves, to ask, ‘What are we doing? What can we do?’ And know that we can do so much,” said Harris."
Etymology
From the Hebrew שׁוֹפָר (shofár, “shofar”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: שׁוֹפָר
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈʃoʊ̯fɚ/
- British English: /ˈʃəʊ̯fə/