baal korei

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Yiddish בעל קורא (bal koyre), from Hebrew בַּעַל קוֹרֵא (bá'al koré), an alternative of בַּעַל קְרִיאָה (bá'al k'ri'á, literally “master of reading”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌbɑːl ˈkoʊ.ɹeɪ/

Noun[edit]

baal korei (plural baalei korei)

  1. (Judaism) The person who reads from the Torah scroll during religious services.
  2. (Judaism) A person who has been trained to read from a Torah scroll.
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