Masorete

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmasəriːt/

noun

  • any of the Jewish scholars of the 6th to 10th centuries ad who contributed to the establishment of a recognized text of the Hebrew Bible, and to the compilation of the Masorah.

Derivatives

Masoretic

Pronunciation: /-ˈrɛtɪk/
adjective

Origin:

from French Massoret and modern Latin Massoreta, from Hebrew māsōreṯ; related to māsōrāh (see Masorah)