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baal korei

/ˌbɑːl ˈkəʊ.ɹeɪ/

baal korei noun: the person who reads from the Torah scroll during religious services.

Noun

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.

Forms of baal korei

pluralbaalei korei
alternative formbaal kore
alternative formbaal koreh

Origin of baal korei

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”).

Questions about baal korei

What does baal korei mean?
Baal korei means the person who reads from the Torah scroll during religious services.
What part of speech is baal korei?
Baal korei is a noun.
How do you pronounce baal korei?
Baal korei is pronounced /ˌbɑːl ˈkəʊ.ɹeɪ/.
What is the plural of baal korei?
The plural of baal korei is baalei korei.

Words near baal korei in the dictionary

  1. baal
  2. baal chesed
  3. baal keriah
  4. baal kore
  5. baal koreh
  6. baal korei
  7. baal mofet
  8. Baal Shem
  9. Baal-gad
  10. baal-ha-bos
  11. Baal-Shem-Tov

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