On this page you'll find 9 example sentences with Haftarah. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as excerpt or extract and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Haftarah in a sentence
Haftarah meaning
Alternative form of Haftarah.
Using Haftarah
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of Haftarah.
- Useful related words include: haftorah, haphtorah, haphtarah, excerpt.
- In the example corpus, haftarah often appears in combinations such as: the haftarah, and haftarah.
Context around Haftarah
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Haftarah
- In this selection, "haftarah" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, reading, distinct and selections stand out and add context to how "haftarah" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and a haftarah is also and for the haftarah distinct from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "haftarah" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with haftarah
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cantillation There is a special cantillation melody for the haftarah, distinct from that of the Torah portion. (17 words)
A Torah reading is included in both the Shacharit and Mincha prayers, and a Haftarah is also included at Mincha. (20 words)
In the Haftarah we read that day, God calls us ami, “my people,” wrapping us in words of comfort and hope. (21 words)
In post-talmudic times, when most Jewish communities had ceased speaking Aramaic, the public reading of Targum along with the Torah and Haftarah was abandoned in most communities, Yemen being a well-known exception. (34 words)
In the Sephardi traditions the haftarah melody is considerably more florid than the Torah melody, and usually in a different musical mode, and there are only isolated points of contact between the two. (33 words)
Certain cantillation marks and combinations appear in Nevi'im but not within any of the Haftarah selections, and most communities therefore do not have a musical tradition for those marks. (30 words)
Example sentences (9)
In the Haftarah we read that day, God calls us ami, “my people,” wrapping us in words of comfort and hope.
Upon joining the synagogue, she said, “Almost immediately, I asked Rabbi Solomon to teach me Torah and Haftarah reading, because I wanted to have an adult bat mitzvah.
A Torah reading is included in both the Shacharit and Mincha prayers, and a Haftarah is also included at Mincha.
Cantillation There is a special cantillation melody for the haftarah, distinct from that of the Torah portion.
Certain cantillation marks and combinations appear in Nevi'im but not within any of the Haftarah selections, and most communities therefore do not have a musical tradition for those marks.
In Judaism it is the Haftarah for the afternoon of Yom Kippur due to its story of God's willingness to forgive those who repent.
In post-talmudic times, when most Jewish communities had ceased speaking Aramaic, the public reading of Targum along with the Torah and Haftarah was abandoned in most communities, Yemen being a well-known exception.
In some earlier authorities there are references to a tune for the "prophets" generally, distinct from that for the haftarah: this may have been a simplified melody for learning purposes.
In the Sephardi traditions the haftarah melody is considerably more florid than the Torah melody, and usually in a different musical mode, and there are only isolated points of contact between the two.
Common combinations with haftarah
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: