Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

k'rei

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: k'rei
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The form of a word in a Hebrew text as it is traditionally pronounced when read aloud, when the written form (k'tiv) differs.

Example Sentences

"Furthermore, as the reader may know, the Hebrew text's k'tiv (written tradition) and k'rei (reading tradition) differ for occasional words; where this occurs, our edition first prints that word's k'tiv letters in small type, followed by the pointed k'rei letters in normal text type."

Etymology

From Hebrew קְרֵי.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: קְרֵי

Questions

What does k'rei mean?: The form of a word in a Hebrew text as it is traditionally pronounced when read aloud, when the written form (k'tiv) differs.
Where does k'rei come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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