Kere
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Kere is a noun meaning (Judaism) A reading that in the traditional Jewish mode of reading the Hebrew Bible is substituted for one actually standing in the consonantal text, with the consonants of the word or phrase to be read being usually given in the margin and the vowel points being inserted in the text (if the text is vocalized).
Meaning
(Judaism) A reading that in the traditional Jewish mode of reading the Hebrew Bible is substituted for one actually standing in the consonantal text, with the consonants of the word or phrase to be read being usually given in the margin and the vowel points being inserted in the text (if the text is vocalized).
Word Forms
- keri
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include keri, k'ri, q'ri, qere, qeri, ketiv.
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