Israel ben Eliezer

[ ben el-ee-ez-er, -ey-zer ]
/ bɛn ˌɛl iˈɛz ər, -ˈeɪ zər /

noun

Baal Shem-Tov.

Definition for israel ben eliezer (2 of 2)

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.