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Haphtarah Definition & Meaning

haphtarah
noun
  1. a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah

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What does haphtarah mean?
a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah
What part of speech is haphtarah?
Haphtarah is a noun.

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