Definitions for haftarahhɑfˈtɔr ə, -ˈtoʊr ə, ˌhɑf tɑˈrɑ; -tɑˈrɔt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
haf•ta•rahhɑfˈtɔr ə, -ˈtoʊr ə, ˌhɑf tɑˈrɑ; -tɑˈrɔt(n.)(pl.)-ta•rahs; -ta•roth, -ta•rot
or haph•ta•rah
a portion of the Prophets read in the synagogue on the Sabbath and holy days immediately after the parashah.
Category: Judaism
Origin of haftarah:
1890–95; < Heb haphṭārāh lit., finish, ending
Princeton's WordNet
Haftorah, Haftarah, Haphtorah, Haphtarah(noun)
a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah
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