kere

K5E1R1E1

noun

A reading that in the traditional Jewish mode of reading the Hebrew Bible is substituted for one actually standing in the consonantal text, with the consonants of the word or phrase to be read being usually given in the margin and the vowel points being inserted in the text (if the text is vocalized).

OriginAramaic קְרֵי →
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Meanings

noun

alternative keri · alternative k'ri · alternative qere · alternative qeri · alternative q'ri

  1. JudaismA reading that in the traditional Jewish mode of reading the Hebrew Bible is substituted for one actually standing in the consonantal text, with the consonants of the word or phrase to be read being usually given in the margin and the vowel points being inserted in the text (if the text is vocalized).

Origin

  1. Aramaicקְרֵי“to be read”
  2. Englishkere

Borrowed from Aramaic קְרֵי (qəre, “to be read”).

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Chicago

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