baal korei

English

Alternative forms

• baal koreh
• baal kore

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.