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Masorah

Masorah proper noun: the collection of marginal notes on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed by rabbis of the school of Tiberias, in the 8th-9th centuries CE.

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Proper noun

Masorah

  1. The collection of marginal notes on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed by rabbis of the school of Tiberias, in the 8th-9th centuries CE.

Forms of Masorah

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Origin of Masorah

From Hebrew מָסוֹרָה (masorá), variant of מסורת / מָסֹרֶת (masóret).

Words formed from Masorah

Questions about Masorah

What does Masorah mean?
Masorah means the collection of marginal notes on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed by rabbis of the school of Tiberias, in the 8th-9th centuries CE.
What part of speech is Masorah?
Masorah is a proper noun.

Words near Masorah in the dictionary

  1. masoor dahl
  2. masoor dal
  3. masoor dhal
  4. masoprocol
  5. masora
  6. Masorah
  7. masoret
  8. Masorete
  9. Masoretes
  10. Masoreth
  11. Masoreths

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