noun
a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑excerpt, ↑excerption, ↑extract, ↑selection
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Seph. Heb. /hahf tah rddah"/; Ashk. Heb. /hahf taw"rddeuh, -toh"-/, n., pl. Seph. Heb. Haftaroth, Haftarot /-tah rddawt"/, Ashk. Heb. Haftaros /-taw"rddohs, -toh"-/, Eng. Haftarahs. Judaism.
a portion of the Prophets that is chanted or read in the synagogue on the Sabbath and holy days immediately after the Parashah.
Also, Haphtarah.
[1890-95; < Heb Haphtarah lit., finish, ending]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.