Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

masoretic

/mæsəˈɹɛtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: ma-soret-ic
IPA: /mæsəˈɹɛtɪk/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the Masorah, or to its authors.

Example Sentences

"Masoretic points and accents are the vowel points and accents of the Hebrew text of the Bible, of which the first mention is in the Masora."

Etymology

From Hebrew מָסֹרֶת (masóret) + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: מָסֹרֶת
Suffix: -ic

Inflected Forms

Masoretical (alternative) Massoretic (alternative) Massoretical (alternative)

Derived Forms

Masoretically

Questions

How do you pronounce masoretic?: The recorded pronunciation is /mæsəˈɹɛtɪk/.
What does masoretic mean?: Of or relating to the Masorah, or to its authors.
Where does masoretic come from?: From Hebrew מָסֹרֶת (masóret) + -ic.

How to pronounce masoretic

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