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Masora

Holman Bible Dictionary

(maw' ssoh raw) Hebrew term meaning, “tradition,” used for note added to the margins of manuscripts of the Masoretic text of the Old Testament as a safeguard to transmission of the text. See Bible, Text and Versions

Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Masora'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​m/masora.html. 1991.