n.
Variant: or Ma · so · rah
Pronunciation: m ə - ' so ̇ r- ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Modern Hebrew m ĕ s ō r ā h, from Late Hebrew m ā s ō reth tradition, from Hebrew, bond
Date: 1659
: a body of notes on the textual traditions of the Hebrew Scripture compiled by scribes during the first millennium of the Christian era