# baal korei

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌbɑːl ˈkəʊ.ɹeɪ/

## Definitions
1. The person who reads from the Torah scroll during religious services.
2. A person who has been trained to read from a Torah scroll.

## 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/baal-korei