MASORAH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Masorah mean? 

• MASORAH (noun)
  The noun MASORAH has 1 sense:

1. a vast body of textual criticism of the Hebrew Scriptures including notes on features of writing and on the occurrence of certain words and on variant sources and instructions for pronunciation and other comments that were written between AD 600 and 900 by Jewish scribes in the margins or at the end of texts

  Familiarity information: MASORAH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MASORAH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A vast body of textual criticism of the Hebrew Scriptures including notes on features of writing and on the occurrence of certain words and on variant sources and instructions for pronunciation and other comments that were written between AD 600 and 900 by Jewish scribes in the margins or at the end of texts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Masora; Masorah

Hypernyms ("Masorah" is a kind of...):

textual criticism (comparison of a particular text with related materials in order to establish authenticity)

Derivation:

Masoretic (of or relating to the Masorah)