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haph·tara (häf′tä rä′, -tôr′ə)

noun pl. haphtaroth -·ta·roth (-tə rōt′, -tôr′ōt′) or haphtaras -·ta·ras (-tôr′əz)

the part of the Prophets read in synagogue services on the Sabbath and certain major holy days: the selection is related to the part of the Pentateuch read just before it

Etymology: TalmudHeb haftara, dismissal, release < hiftir, dismiss < root ptr, send away

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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