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Haphtarah

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

noun

Judaism.

PLURAL

Haphtaroth, Haphtarot, Haphtaros, Haphtarahs.

  1. Haftarah.

Haphtarah British  
/ haftaˈraː, hɑːfˈtəʊrə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Haftarah

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

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