HyperDic: masorah

English > 1 sense of the word Masorah:
NOUNcommunicationMasorah, Masoraa 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
English > Masorah: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA 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.
SynonymMasora
Broadertextual criticismComparison of a particular text with related materials in order to establish authenticity
AdjectivesMasoreticof or relating to the Masorah

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