Masorete

Masorete
/mas"euh reet'/, n.
1. one of the writers or compilers of the Masorah.
2. a person who is versed in the Masorah.
Also, Massorete, Masorite /mas"euh ruyt'/.
[1580-90; earlier mas(s)oreth < Heb masoreth, with ending conformed to -ete ( < Gk -etes; see EXEGETE) or -ITE1]

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  • Masorete — or Massorete noun Etymology: French massoreth, from Late Hebrew māsōreth Date: 1653 one of the scribes who compiled the Masora • Masoretic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • masorete — mas·o·rete …   English syllables

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