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(sshoh' fuhr) Hebrew word for the ceremonial ram's horn used to call the people of Israel together (Exodus 19:16 ). See Music. The shophar was to be blown on the Day of Atonement in the jubilee year to signal the release of slaves and debt. It also was used as a trumpet of war as the Israelites were campaigning against their enemies.

Mike Mitchell

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Shophar'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/s/shophar.html. 1991.

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