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Haftarah

American

[hahf-tah-rah, hahf-taw-ruh, -toh-] / hɑf tɑˈrɑ, hɑfˈtɔ rə, -ˈtoʊ- /

Or Haphtarah

noun

Judaism.

a portion of the Prophets that is chanted or read in the synagogue on the Sabbath and holy days immediately after the Parashah.

Haftarah British

/ hɑːfˈtəʊrə, haftaˈraː /

noun

Judaism a short reading from the Prophets which follows the reading from the Torah on Sabbaths and festivals, and relates either to the theme of the Torah reading or to the observances of the day See also maftir

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Origin of Haftarah

First recorded in 1890–95, Haftarah is from the Hebrew word Haphṭārāh literally, finish, ending

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