Pronunciations

Definitions

• n. The final aliyah of a Torah reading that follows the first seven aliyot on Shabbat and other holidays when the haftarah is read.
  

• n. The person who reads the haftorah.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew

Etymology

• TH מפטיר maftir 'concluder'
  

Who Uses This

• Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

Regions

• North America

Dictionaries

• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

Alternative Spellings

maftir aliyah, maftir aliya