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הפטיר

הפטיר

Hebrew

Root
פ־ט־ר

Verb

הִפְטִיר (hiftír) (hif'il construction, passive counterpart הופטר \ הֻפְטַר)

  1. to let slip
  2. (law) to exempt
  3. (Mishnaic Hebrew) to end with an addition
    • a. 217 CE, Mishnah, Pesachim 10:8:
      אין מפטירין לאחר הפסח אפיקומון.
      [We] do not conclude after [eating] the sacrificial lamb with an afikomon.
  4. (Judaism) to read the Haftarah

Conjugation