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Where does “masoret” come from?

masoret (English) comes from Hebrew מסורת, from Hebrew א־ס־ר.

masoret (English): An unwritten tradition orally passed down as law...

Definitions

  1. An unwritten tradition orally passed down as law...

Ancestry of “masoret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמסורתtradition
2Hebrewא־ס־ר—
Every word from Hebrew א־ס־ר →