הפטיר

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Hebrew

Root
פ־ט־ר (p-ṭ-r)

Etymology

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

Verb

הִפְטִיר • (hiftír) (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.
      do not conclude after the sacrificial lamb with an afikomon.
  4. (Judaism) to read the Haftarah

Conjugation

Conjugation of הִפְטִיר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first הִפְטַרְתִּי הִפְטַרְנוּ
second הִפְטַרְתָּ הִפְטַרְתְּ הִפְטַרְתֶּם הִפְטַרְתֶּן
third הִפְטִיר הִפְטִירָה הִפְטִירוּ
present מַפְטִיר מַפְטִירָה מַפְטִירִים מַפְטִירוֹת
future first אַפְטִיר נַפְטִיר
second תַּפְטִיר תַּפְטִירִי תַּפְטִירוּ תַּפְטֵרְנָה1
third יַפְטִיר תַּפְטִיר יַפְטִירוּ תַּפְטֵרְנָה1
imperative הַפְטֵר הַפְטִירִי הַפְטִירוּ הַפְטֵרְנָה1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
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