Masorah

A portion of a manuscript of the Pentateuch (Exodus 20:1-5), with the Masorah on the right margin.

Meaning

Proper Noun

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 .

Origin

From Hebrew מָסוֹרָה, variant of .

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