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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