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Masorah — or Mesora (Hebrew מסורה) refers either to the transmission of a (religious) tradition, or to the tradition itself. In a broad sense the term can refer to the entire chain of Jewish tradition: see Oral law in Judaism. In a narrow sense the term… … Wikipedia
Masorah — (hebr.), bedeutet eigentlich Überlieferung u. begreift die Überlieferung der kritischen Beobachtungen der jüdischen Kritiker u. Grammatiker über den alttestamentlichen Text; die Urheber dieser Bemerkungen nennt man Masoreten u. den jetzigen Text… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
MASORAH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: 1. THE TRANSMISSION OF THE BIBLE 1.1. THE SOFERIM 1.2. WRITTEN TRANSMISSION 1.2.1. Methods of Writing 1.2.1.1. THE ORDER OF THE BOOKS 1.2.1.2. SEDARIM AND PARASHIYYOT … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Masorah — Masora Ma*so ra, n. [NHeb. m[=a]s[=o]r[=a]h tradition.] A Jewish critical work on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed by several learned rabbis of the school of Tiberias, in the eighth and ninth centuries. [Written also {Masorah},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Masorah — Ma•so•rah or Ma•so•ra [[t]məˈsɔr ə, ˈsoʊr ə[/t]] n. jud a body of scribal notes that form a textual guide to the Hebrew Old Testament, compiled from the 7th to 10th centuries a.d. • Etymology: < Heb māsōrāh Mas•o•ret•ic ˌmæs əˈrɛt ɪk adj … From formal English to slang
Masorah — noun see Masora … New Collegiate Dictionary
Masorah — n. collection of commentary on the Hebrew text of the Old Testament that was complied between the 7th and 10th centuries B.C. (considered the authority on pronunciation and grammar) … English contemporary dictionary
Masorah — n. (also Massorah) a body of traditional information and comment on the text of the Hebrew Bible. Etymology: Heb. masoret, perh. = bond … Useful english dictionary
BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LINGUISTIC LITERATURE, HEBREW — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction foreword the beginning of linguistic literature linguistic literature and its background the development of linguistic literature Foreword: A Well Defined Unit the four… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
