הַפְטָרָה f. (פָּטַר, v. אַפְטָרָה) 1) farewell-address, toast on parting. Gen. R. s. 69, end. —2) Haftarah, prophetic lesson read in Synagogue after the reading from the Pentateuch, v. אַפְטַרְתָּא. Meg. 30ᵇ.—Pl. הַפְטָרוֹת. Ib.; a. e.