MAFTIR

Etymology

Noun

maftir (plural maftirim or maftirs)

(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.

Source: Wiktionary



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MEGALITH

(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)


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