Baal-Shem-Tov

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Israel ben Eliezer, founder of the modern Hassidic movement of Judaism.

Word forms

Baal-Shem-Tov

Etymology

From Hebrew בעל־שם־טוב, meaning “master of the good name”.

Synonyms

the Besht

Related words

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