Baal Shem-Tov
or Baal Shem-Tob
[ Ashkenazic Hebrew bahl shem-tohv, -tohv; Sephardic Hebrew bahl shem-tawv, -tawv ]
/ Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈbɑl ˈʃɛmˈtoʊv, -ˌtoʊv; Sephardic Hebrew ˈbɑl ˈʃɛmˈtɔv, -ˌtɔv /
noun
Israel ben EliezerBesht,c1700–60,
Ukrainian teacher and religious leader: founder of the Hasidic movement of Judaism.