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maftir

[ Sephardic Hebrew mahf-teer; Ashkenazic Hebrew mahf-teer ]

noun

Hebrew.
  1. the concluding section of the portion of the Torah chanted or read in a Jewish service on the Sabbath and festivals.
  2. the person who recites the blessings before and after the chanting or reading of this section and who often also chants or reads the Haftarah.

maftir

/ ˈɑڳپ /

noun

  1. the final section of the weekly Torah reading
  2. the person to whom it is read, who also reads the Haftarah
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of maftir1

ṭīr literally, dismisser

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