MASORETIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Masoretic mean? 

• MASORETIC (adjective)
  The adjective MASORETIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the Masorah

  Familiarity information: MASORETIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MASORETIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the Masorah

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Masorah (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)

Derivation:

Masorah (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)