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masora
Ma·so·rah
/
məˈsɔr
ə, -ˈsoʊr
ə
/
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uh
-
sawr
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uh
, -
sohr
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noun
a collection of critical and explanatory notes on the
hebrew
text of the Old Testament, compiled from the 7th? to 10th centuries a.d. and traditionally accepted as an authoritative exegetic guide, chiefly in matters of
pronunciation
and
grammar
.
Also,
Ma·so·ra,
Massorah
,
Massora.
Origin:
<
Hebrew
māsōrāh
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Masora
,
Masorah
,
Massora
or
Massorah
(məˈsɔːrə)
—
n
1.
the text of the Hebrew Bible as officially revised by the Masoretes from the 6th to the 10th centuries
ad
, with critical notes and commentary
2.
the collection of these notes, commentaries, etc
[C17: from Hebrew: tradition]
Masorah
,
Masorah
,
Massora
or
Massorah
—
n
[C17: from Hebrew: tradition]
Massora
,
Masorah
,
Massora
or
Massorah
—
n
[C17: from Hebrew: tradition]
Massorah
,
Masorah
,
Massora
or
Massorah
—
n
[C17: from Hebrew: tradition]
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Masora
,
Masorah
,
Massora
or
Massorah
(məˈsɔːrə)
—
n
1.
the text of the Hebrew Bible as officially revised by the Masoretes from the 6th to the 10th centuries
ad
, with critical notes and commentary
2.
the collection of these notes, commentaries, etc
[C17: from Hebrew: tradition]
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,
Massora
or
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—
n
[C17: from Hebrew: tradition]
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