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Masorah

Pronunciation: /məˈsɔːrə/
(also Massorah)
Definition of Masorah

noun

(the Masorah)
  • the collection of information and comment on the text of the traditional Hebrew Bible by the Masoretes.

Origin:

from Hebrew māsōrāh based on 'āsar 'to bind', later interpreted in the sense 'tradition' (as if from māsar 'hand down')

Masorah in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Masorah in the US English dictionary