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