Baalshem

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bäl shem)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Baal•shem  (bäl shem),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Judaisma person who works miracles by calling upon the name of God, esp. one of the German and Polish Jews of the 16th–19th centuries considered to be saintly and to possess magical powers.
Also, Balshem. 
  • Hebrew ba‘al shem literally, master of the name

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