ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Maftir

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˈmɑːfˌtiːɹ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Maftir is a noun meaning (Judaism) The person who reads the Haftarah.

Meaning

(Judaism) The person who reads the Haftarah.

More Meanings

  1. (Judaism) The Torah portion read for or by the person who will read the Haftarah, most often the last few lines of the weekly parashah.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include haphtara, haftorah, haphtarah, haftara, oleh, midrashist.

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