Meaning of Haftarah in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌhɑːftəˈrɑː/

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  1. Noun

    Haftarah

    Etymology

    early 17th century; earliest use found in John Lightfoot (1602–1675), Hebraist and biblical scholar. From post-biblical Hebrew hapṭārāh (Babylonian Talmud: Megillah 29–31) from either hipṭar ‘to dismiss’ or its etymon pāṭar ‘to conclude’, the lesson being so called because it originally marked the end of a synagogue service

    Definitions

    1. a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah

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