Haphtarah
[Sephardic Hebrew hahf-tah-rah; Ashkenazic Hebrew hahf-taw-ruh, -toh-] /Sephardic Hebrew hɑf tɑˈrɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew hɑfˈtɔ rə, -ˈtoʊ-/
noun, plural Haphtaroth, Haphtarot, Haphtaros
[Sephardic Hebrew hahf-tah-rawt; Ashkenazic Hebrew hahf-taw-rohs, -roht, -toh-] /Sephardic Hebrew hɑf tɑˈrɔt; Ashkenazic Hebrew hɑfˈtɔ roʊs, -roʊt, -ˈtoʊ-/ (Show IPA), Haphtarahs. Judaism.
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[Sephardic Hebrew hahf-tah-rah; Ashkenazic Hebrew hahf-taw-ruh, -toh-] /Sephardic Hebrew hɑf tɑˈrɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew hɑfˈtɔ rə, -ˈtoʊ-/
noun, plural Sephardic Hebrew, Haftaroth, Haftarot
[hahf-tah-rawt] /hɑf tɑˈrɔt/ (Show IPA). Ashkenazic Hebrew, Haftaros
[hahf-taw-rohs, -toh-] /hɑfˈtɔ roʊs, -ˈtoʊ-/ (Show IPA). English, Haftarahs. Judaism.
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a portion of the Prophets that is chanted or read in the synagogue on the Sabbath and holy days immediately after the Parashah.
/hɑːfˈtəʊrə; Hebrew haftaˈraː/
noun (pl) -taroth (-ˈtəʊrəʊt; Hebrew) (-taˈroːt), -tarahs
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a variant spelling of Haftarah
/hɑːfˈtəʊrə; Hebrew haftaˈraː/
noun (pl) -taroth (-ˈtəʊrəʊt; Hebrew) (-taˈroːt)
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(Judaism) a short reading from the Prophets which follows the reading from the Torah on Sabbaths and festivals, and relates either to the theme of the Torah reading or to the observances of the day See also maftir
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