kere
noun
ke·re
variants
or qere
or less commonly qre
kəˈrē
ˈkrē
plural -s
: a reading that in the traditional Jewish mode of reading the Jewish Scriptures 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 if the text is vocalized being inserted in the text
called also keri
compare kethibDictionary Entries Near kere
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“Kere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kere. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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