Masorah

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proper noun

The collection of marginal notes on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed by rabbis of the school of Tiberias, in the 8th-9th centuries CE.

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Meanings

proper noun

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  1. The collection of marginal notes on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed by rabbis of the school of Tiberias, in the 8th-9th centuries CE.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna vast body of textual criticism of the Hebrew Scriptures including notes on features of writing and on the occurrence of certain words and on variant sources and instructions for pronunciation and other comments that were written between AD 600 and 900 by Jewish scribes in the margins or at the end of texts

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textual criticism

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Origin

  1. Hebrewמָסוֹרָה
  2. EnglishMasorah

From Hebrew מָסוֹרָה (masorá), variant of מסורת / מָסֹרֶת (masóret).

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APA

Masorah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Masorah

MLA

“Masorah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Masorah. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Masorah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Masorah.

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