Main Entry:

haf·ta·rah

Variant(s):

or haf·to·rah \häf-ˈtȯr-ə, ˌhäf-tə-ˈrä\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Hebrew haphṭārāh conclusion

Date:

1723

: one of the biblical selections from the Books of the Prophets read after the parashah in the Jewish synagogue service