הפטיר

Hebrew

Root
פ־ט־ר (p-ṭ-r)

Etymology

From the root פ־ט־ר. Compare Arabic فطر (to split open).

Verb

הִפְטִיר • (hiftír) third-singular masculine past (hif'il construction, passive counterpart הופטר / הֻפְטַר)

  1. to let slip
  2. (law) to exempt
  3. (Mishnaic Hebrew) to end with an addition
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Pesachim 10:8:
      אין מפטירין לאחר הפסח אפיקומון.
      [We] do not conclude after [eating] the sacrificial lamb with an afikomon.
  4. (Judaism) to read the Haftarah

Conjugation

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