maftir
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 6
/ˈmɑːfˌtiːɹ/
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/ˈmɑːfˌtiːɹ/ · /məfˈtiːɹ/
Definition of maftir
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (Judaism)The person who reads the Haftarah.
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noun
- (Judaism)The person who reads the Haftarah.
- (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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Etymology
From Hebrew מַפְטִיר (maftír), also through Yiddish מפֿטיר (mafter).
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