a short reading from the Prophets which follows the reading from the Torah on Sabbaths and festivals, and relates either to the theme of the Torah reading or to the observances of the day
nounWord forms: pluralSephardi Hebrew -taroth or -tarot (-tɑːˈʀɔt), Ashkenazi Hebrew -taros (-ˈtɔʀous, -ˈtou-), English -tarahs
Judaism
a portion of the Prophets that is chanted or read in the synagogue on the Sabbath and holy days immediately after the Parashah
Also: Haphtarah
Word origin
[1890–95; ‹ Heb Haphṭārāh lit., finish, ending]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: historicism, honky-tonk, pogey, takedown, wireless