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haftarah
noun haf·ta·rah \häf-ˈtȯr-ə, ˌhäf-tə-ˈrä\
Definition of HAFTARAH
: one of the biblical selections from the Books of the Prophets read after the parashah in the Jewish synagogue service
Variants of HAFTARAH
haf·ta·rah or haf·to·rah \häf-ˈtȯr-ə, ˌhäf-tə-ˈrä\
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Origin of HAFTARAH
Hebrew haphṭārāh conclusion
First Known Use: 1723
Rhymes with HAFTARAH
abaca, Abdullah, Adana, agora, ahimsa, aloha, Antalya, assignat, Astana, Aymara, baccarat, baklava, Bogotá, brouhaha, cervelat, coup d'état, Cumaná, Delacroix, entrechat, feria, guarana, haniwa, Heredia, inshallah, Kashiwa, koruna, Kostroma, la-di-da, ma-and-pa, Machida, Malinois, Mardi Gras, Masséna, Modena, moussaka, Oshawa, pakeha, panama, Panama, Paraná, parashah, pas de trois, persona, pietà, podesta, polenta, polynya, port de bras, reseda, rufiyaa, Shangri-la, tempura, ulema, usquebaugh
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