Tsofar (צופר) means siren in Hebrew.
It can also mean horn. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
צוֹפָר
tsofar
noun · masculine
In English
siren, horn
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Tsofar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1התקן המשמיע קול רם לאזעקה או להתרעה.
- 2התקן בכלי רכב המשמיע צפירה כדי למשוך תשומת לב או להזהיר נהגים אחרים והולכי רגל.
- 3שם פרטי לזכר. אחד מרעי איוב.
וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת רֵעֵי אִיּוֹב אֵת כָּל-הָרָעָה הַזֹּאת הַבָּאָה עָלָיו וַיָּבֹאוּ אִישׁ מִמְּקֹמוֹ אֱלִיפַז הַתֵּימָנִי וּבִלְדַּד הַשּׁוּחִי וְצוֹפַר הַנַּעֲמָתִי וַיִּוָּעֲדוּ יַחְדָּו לָבוֹא לָנוּד-לוֹ וּלְנַחֲמוֹ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tsofar is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צוֹפָר
- Written without vowel points
- צופר
- Said
- tsofar
- Root
- צ־פ־ר
- Pattern
- קוֹטָל
- Gematria
- 376
This is how Tsofar is said in other languages.
- English
- siren, horn
- Russian
- сирена
- French
- sirène
These words mean nearly the same as Tsofar.
These words come before and after Tsofar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsofar.
What does Tsofar (צופר) mean in Hebrew?
Tsofar (צופר) means siren and horn. It is said tsofar, with the stress on tso.
What is a synonym for Tsofar (צופר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tsofar (צופר) are צפצפה.
Is Tsofar (צופר) masculine or feminine?
The word Tsofar (צופר) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צופר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.