Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kere

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
kere
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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).

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic קְרֵי (qəre, “to be read”).

Inflected Forms

keri (alternative) k'ri (alternative) qere (alternative) qeri (alternative) q'ri (alternative)

Questions

What does kere mean?
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).
Where does kere come from?
Borrowed from Aramaic קְרֵי (qəre, “to be read”).

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