Haphtarah

American

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

noun

Judaism.

Haftarah.

Haphtarah British

/ haftaˈraː, hɑːfˈtəʊrə /

noun

a variant spelling of Haftarah

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Haphtaroth

Distinct from all the above divisions are the church-lessons, made very early, in imitation of the Jewish Haphtaroth, or sections from the prophets.

From Companion to the Bible by Barrows, E. P. (Elijah Porter)

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