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variants orMasorah
:a body of notes on the textual traditions of the Hebrew Scripture compiled by scribes during the first millennium of the Christian era
Word History
Etymology
Modern Hebrewmĕsōrāh, from Late Hebrewmāsōreth tradition, from Hebrew, bond
First Known Use
1659, in the meaning definedabove
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“Masora.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Masora. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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