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maftirs

maftirs 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 maftirs

What is maftirs the plural of?
Maftirs is the plural of maftir.

Words near maftirs in the dictionary

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

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