Baal Shem-Tov
noun
Israel ben EliezerBesht, c1700–60, Ukrainian teacher and religious leader: founder of the Hasidic movement of Judaism.
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Baal Shem Tov
Baal Shem Tovnounoriginal name Israel ben Eliezer ?1700–60, Jewish religious leader, teacher, and healer in Poland: founder of modern Hasidism
Baal Shem-Tov
American
[bahl shem-tohv, -tohv, bahl shem-tawv, -tawv]
/ ˈbɑl ˈʃɛmˈtoʊv, -ˌtoʊv, ˈbɑl ˈʃɛmˈtɔv, -ˌtɔv /
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Baal Shem-Tob
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Baal Shem Tov
British
/ bɑːl ˈʃɛm tɒv, -ˈʃɑːm- /
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A direct descendant of Hasidic Judaism's founder, The Baal Shem Tov, Abby's parents considered her their first-born son and a future rabbi - but she was adamant that she was a girl.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2020
On Wikipedia, he read about Baal Shem Tov, an 18th century Jewish mystic who our father says is our ancestor, and the pop-punk band Rancid, which rocked his adolescence.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2013
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