Baal-Shem-Tov
English
Etymology
From
Hebrew
בעל
־
שם
־
טוב
, meaning
“
master of the good name
”
.
Proper noun
Baal-Shem-Tov
Israel ben Eliezer, founder of the modern
Hassidic
movement of Judaism.
Synonyms
the
Besht
See also
Hassidism
Baal