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maftirim

maftirim is the plural of maftir.

Meaning of maftir

Noun

maftir (plural maftirim or maftirs)

  1. (Judaism) The person who reads the Haftarah.
  2. (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.

Questions about maftirim

What is maftirim the plural of?
Maftirim is the plural of maftir.

Words near maftirim in the dictionary

  1. MAFs
  2. maft
  3. mafted
  4. mafting
  5. maftir
  6. maftirim
  7. maftirs
  8. maftivimab
  9. maftool
  10. maftoul
  11. mafufunyana

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