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masorets

masorets is the plural of masoret.

Meaning of masoret

Noun

masoret (plural masorets)

  1. An unwritten tradition orally passed down as law by the Hebrews.
    • The rough correspondence between these concepts and “native” Jewish ideas such as masoret (authoritative tradition) and galut (exile) further helps to explain their enduring status in the field.2011, Ra'anan S. Boustan, Oren Kosansky, Marina Rustow, Jewish Studies at the Crossroads of Anthropology and History, →ISBN

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Noun capitalized: Masorets

Masorets

  1. (plural) plural of Masoret

Questions about masorets

What is masorets the plural of?
Masorets is the plural of masoret.
What part of speech is masorets?
Masorets is a noun.

Words near masorets in the dictionary

  1. Masoreth
  2. Masoreths
  3. Masoretic
  4. Masoretical
  5. Masoretically
  6. masorets
  7. Masorite
  8. Masorites
  9. masorti
  10. masoscale
  11. masotla

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