MASSORAH
\mˈasɔːɹə], \mˈasɔːɹə], \m_ˈa_s_ɔː_ɹ_ə]\
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A body of Biblical references, chiefly handed down by tradition, and calculated to be of great service in verifying the original text of the Hebrew scriptures.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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MASORA, mas'[=o]-rä, n. the tradition by which Jewish scholars tried to preserve the text of the Old Testament--a collection of critical notes on the text of the Old Testament, first committed to writing in Tiberias between the 6th and 9th cent. A.D.--the Great Massorah was finally arranged about the 11th century; the Small Massorah is an extract therefrom.--ns. MASS'ORETE, MASS'ORITE.--adjs. MASSORET'IC, MASORET'IC.--MASSORETIC POINTS and ACCENTS, the vowel-points in Hebrew furnished by the Massorah. [Heb., 'tradition.']
By Thomas Davidson
By Sir Augustus Henry
