אַפְטַרְתָּא, (v. אַפְטָרָה) prop. conclusion, esp. Aftarah, or Haftarah, i.e. the prophetic lesson read in Synagogue after the reading from the Pentateuch. Pes. 117ᵇ דא׳ (the benediction) belonging to the Aft.—*Gitt. 60ᵃ ספר א׳ (or pl. אַפְטָרָתָא) prob. a book containing homiletic notes for toasts &c., v. אַפְטָרָה. [V. Rapap. Er. Mill. p. 167.]—Cmp. הַפְטָרָה.