SINCE 1828
haftarah
noun
haf·ta·rah
| \ häf-ˈtȯr-ə
, ˌhäf-tə-ˈrä
\
, ˌhäf-tə-ˈrä
\
variants:
or haftorah
Definition of haftarah
: one of the biblical selections from the Books of the Prophets read after the parashah in the Jewish synagogue service
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