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Baal Shem-Tov

American  
[bahl shem-tohv, -tohv, bahl shem-tawv, -tawv] / ˈbɑl ˈʃɛmˈtoʊv, -ˌtoʊv, ˈbɑl ˈʃɛmˈtɔv, -ˌtɔv /
Or Baal Shem-Tob

noun

  1. Israel ben EliezerBesht, c1700–60, Ukrainian teacher and religious leader: founder of the Hasidic movement of Judaism.

Baal Shem Tov British  
/ bɑːl ˈʃɛm tɒv, ˈʃɑːm /

noun

  1. original name Israel ben Eliezer ?1700–60, Jewish religious leader, teacher, and healer in Poland: founder of modern Hasidism

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