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SHOFAR [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

shofar: an item in the "Ceremonial Objects" class of the "Communication Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

shofar : objet de la classe «Objets cérémoniels» de la catégorie «Objets de communication».

Key term(s)
  • chophar
  • chofar

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Judaism
DEF

A horn of a ram (or any other ritually clean animal except cows) sounded for the memorial blowing on Rosh ha-Shanah an other occasions. (Religious Life and Communities. Israel Pocket Library. Jerusalem: Keter Publishing House Jerusalem Ltd., 1974, p. 197)

CONT

A principal feature of the holiday is the blowing of the shofar, or ram's horn, which summons men to self-judgement. (St. John, Robert. Israel. New York: Time Inc., 1968, p. 154)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Judaïsme
DEF

[...] trompette faite d'une corne de bélier utilisée pour les grandes circonstances religieuses. (Cohen, Shalom. Les Trois Frères d'Israël. Paris : Édition Pierre-Marcel Fabré, 1986, p. 19)

CONT

Le shofar d'argent annonce l'arrivée du sabbat. (Paraf, Pierre. La Vie Quotidienne en Israël. Paris : Librairie Hachette, 1971, p. 69)

Spanish

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