Where does “בעל קריאה” come from?

בעל קריאה (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew בַּעַל, from Proto-Semitic baʿl- — lord, master, owner; husband, master, owner;...

בעל קריאה (Hebrew): baal keriah, the person who reads from the Torah scroll during religious services

Definitions

  1. baal keriah, the person who reads from the Torah scroll during religious services

Ancestry of “בעל קריאה”, step by step

בעל קריאה traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew בַּעַל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewבַּעַלmaster; master, owner; lord, master; Baal
2Proto-Semiticbaʿl-lord, master, owner; husband, master, owner;...

via Hebrew קְרִיאָה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewקְרִיאָה
Every word from Proto-Semitic baʿl-Every word from Hebrew בַּעַל
בעל קריאה — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer