Definitions For Maftir

Noun

MAFTIR (plural maftirim or s) (Judaism) The person who reads the haftarah. (Judaism) The Torah portion read for or by the person who will read the haftarah, most often the last few lines of the weekly parashah.

Etymology

From {{der, en, he, מַפְטִיר, tr=maftír}}, also through {{der, en, yi, מפֿטיר, tr=mafter}}.

Is Maftir a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

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11
Words with Friends
12

The word Maftir is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

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