baal korei

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌbɑːl ˈkoʊ.ɹeɪ/

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.
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