English Explanatory Dictionary

baal korei

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌbɑːl ˈkəʊ.ɹeɪ/

Word forms

baal korei baalei korei baal kore baal koreh

Etymology

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”).

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