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Masorah

Syllabification: (Ma·so·rah)
Pronunciation: /məˈsôrə/
(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.
  • the Masoretic text of the Bible.

Origin:

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

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