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Masorete

Syllabification: (Mas·o·rete)
Pronunciation: /ˈmasəˌrēt/

(also Massorete)
Definition of Masorete

noun

  • any of the Jewish scholars of the 6th-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: /ˌmasəˈretik/

adjective

Origin:

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

Masorete in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Masorete in the British & World English dictionary