Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

masorah

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: ma-so-rah
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The collection of marginal notes on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed by rabbis of the school of Tiberias, in the 8th-9th centuries CE.

Etymology

From Hebrew מָסוֹרָה (masorá), variant of מסורת / מָסֹרֶת (masóret).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: מָסוֹרָה

Inflected Forms

masora (alternative) Massora (alternative) Massorah (alternative)

Derived Forms

Masorite

Synonyms

masora

Questions

What does masorah mean?: The collection of marginal notes on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed by rabbis of the school of Tiberias, in the 8th-9th centuries CE.
Where does masorah come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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