Masoretic

or Mas·so·ret·ic

[ mas-uh-ret-ik ]

adjective

of or relating to the Masorah or the Masoretes.

Origin of Masoretic

First recorded in 1695–1705; Masorete + -ic

Also Mas·o·ret·i·cal, Mas·so·ret·i·cal .

Words Nearby Masoretic

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use Masoretic in a sentence

Its bearings on the Masoretic text, therefore, are profoundly important and interesting; these Dr. Ginsburg discusses.
British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Volume LIV | Various
A system of original punctuation is thus virtually demonstrated, confirming the Masoretic division.
British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Volume LIV | Various
From him is derived the present method of reading Hebrew, by what is usually known as the vowel points in the Masoretic text.
Mysticism and its Results | John Delafield
The latter agrees with the Masoretic text: the former gives one hundred and sixty-seven instead of one hundred and eighty-seven.
Companion to the Bible | E. P. Barrows
But I do not think this an improvement on the present Masoretic text.
The Expositor's Bible: The Prophecies of Jeremiah | C J Ball

British Dictionary definitions for Masoretic

Masoretic

Massoretic Masoretical or Massoretical

/ (ˌmæsəˈrɛtɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to the Masora, the Masoretes, or the system of textual criticism and explanation evolved by them

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Browse