baal korei

/ˌbɑːl ˈkəʊ.ɹeɪ/

noun

The person who reads from the Torah scroll during religious services.

OriginYiddish בעל קורא ← Hebrew בַּעַל קוֹרֵא →
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Meanings

nounbaal korei (plural baalei korei)

plural baalei korei · alternative baal kore · alternative baal koreh

  1. JudaismThe person who reads from the Torah scroll during religious services.
  2. JudaismA person who has been trained to read from a Torah scroll.

Origin

  1. Hebrewבַּעַל קוֹרֵא
  2. Yiddishבעל קורא
  3. Englishbaal 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”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with baal korei

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Chicago

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