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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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The first known use of haftarah was in 1723
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