Yiddish
Etymology
From בעל (bal, “person of”) + תּנ״ך (tanakh, “Tanakh”)
Pronunciation
Noun
בעל־תּנ״ך • (bal-tanakh) m, plural בעלי־תּנ״ך (bale-tanakh)
- expert on the Tanakh
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “בעל־תּנ״ך” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].