HAFTORAH


Meaning of HAFTORAH in English

[ hα:f'təʊrα: ]

(also Haphtarah , Haphtorah )

■ noun ( plural Haftoroth -rəʊt ) Judaism a short reading from the Prophets following the reading from the Law in a synagogue.

Origin

from Heb. hap̱ṭārāh 'dismissal'.

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