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



RESET




Word of the Day

2 July 2025

RESTITUTION

(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”


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