Definition of baal kore
:the person (such as the cantor) who reads the weekly excerpt from the Torah during synagogue services
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baal kore
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baal ko·re
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bälˈkō(ˌ)rā
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Origin and Etymology of baal kore
Hebrew baʽal qōrē', literally, reading master
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