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Baal Shem-Tov

or Baal Shem-Tob

[ Ashkenazic Hebrew bahl shem-tohv, -tohv; Sephardic Hebrew bahl shem-tawv, -tawv ]

noun

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

Baal Shem Tov

/ ˈʃɑːm; bɑːl ˈʃɛm tɒv /

noun

  1. Baal Shem Tov?17001760MJewishPolishRELIGION: religious leaderEDUCATION: teacherMEDICINE: healer original name Israel ben Eliezer ?1700–60, Jewish religious leader, teacher, and healer in Poland: founder of modern Hasidism

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