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haftarah

noun
haf·ta·rah | \häf-ˈtȯr-ə, 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

First Known Use of haftarah

1723, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for haftarah

Hebrew haphṭārāh conclusion

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