# Baal-Shem-Tov

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. Israel ben Eliezer, founder of the modern Hassidic movement of Judaism.

## Etymology
From Hebrew בעל־שם־טוב, meaning “master of the good name”.

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