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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   In the liturgical use of the Tanakh, a spoken reading that diverges from the written word (the ketiv); an indication of such a reading.

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic קְרֵי (qərê).

Related phrases

qere perpetuum

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