k'rei

noun

The form of a word in a Hebrew text as it is traditionally pronounced when read aloud, when the written form (k'tiv) differs.

OriginHebrew קְרֵי →
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Meanings

noun
  1. The form of a word in a Hebrew text as it is traditionally pronounced when read aloud, when the written form (k'tiv) differs.

    Furthermore, as the reader may know, the Hebrew text's k'tiv (written tradition) and k'rei (reading tradition) differ for occasional words; where this occurs, our edition first prints that word's k'tiv letters in small type, followed by the pointed k'rei letters in normal text type.

    2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page xix

Origin

  1. Hebrewקְרֵי
  2. Englishk'rei

From Hebrew קְרֵי.

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APA

k'rei. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/k'rei

MLA

“k'rei.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/k'rei. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “k'rei,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/k'rei.

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