haphtarah

Haph·ta·rah

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [Sephardic Hebrew hahf-tah-rah; Ashkenazic Hebrew hahf-taw-ruh, -toh-]
- /Sephardic Hebrew hɑf tɑˈrɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew hɑfˈtɔ rə, -ˈtoʊ-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [Sephardic Hebrew hahf-tah-rah; Ashkenazic Hebrew hahf-taw-ruh, -toh-]
- /Sephardic Hebrew hɑf tɑˈrɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew hɑfˈtɔ rə, -ˈtoʊ-/

Definitions of haphtarah word

abbreviation HAPHTARAH Haftarah. 1
noun plural haphtarah a portion of the Prophets that is chanted or read in the synagogue on the Sabbath and holy days immediately after the Parashah. 1
noun haphtarah (Judaism) a series of selections from the books of Nevi'im and ketuvim of the Tanach, publicly read in synagogue as part of religious practice. 1

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Origin of haphtarah

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95, Haftarah is from the Hebrew word Haphṭārāh literally, finish, ending

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Parts of speech for Haphtarah

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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haphtarah popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

haphtarah usage trend in Literature

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