Etymograph

English

k'rei

K'rei comes from Hebrew קְרֵי.

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentקְרֵי
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2001k'rei

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentקְרֵי
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2001k'rei

Earliest quotation: 2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow: “Furthermore, as the reader may know, the Hebrew text's…”

Today it means

noun The form of a word in a Hebrew text as it is traditionally pronounced when read aloud, when the written form (k'tiv) differs.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Hebrew קְרֵי / k'rei