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
Conjugation of הִפְטִיר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first הִפְטַרְתִּיהִפְטַרְנוּ
second הִפְטַרְתָּהִפְטַרְתְּהִפְטַרְתֶּםהִפְטַרְתֶּן
third הִפְטִירהִפְטִירָההִפְטִירוּ
present מַפְטִירמַפְטִירָהמַפְטִירִיםמַפְטִירוֹת
future first אַפְטִירנַפְטִיר
second תַּפְטִירתַּפְטִירִיתַּפְטִירוּתַּפְטֵרְנָה1
third יַפְטִירתַּפְטִיריַפְטִירוּתַּפְטֵרְנָה1
imperative הַפְטֵרהַפְטִירִיהַפְטִירוּהַפְטֵרְנָה1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
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