Masorah

Variant of Masora

Masora definition

Ma·sora or Masorah Ma·so′rah (mə sō′rə)

noun

  1. all the accumulated Jewish tradition concerning the correct Hebrew text of the Holy Scriptures
  2. the marginal notes on manuscripts of the Holy Scriptures embodying this tradition, compiled from the 2d to the 10th cent.

Etymology: ModHeb māsōrāh, tradition < LHeb māsōreth

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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