Masoretic is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Masoretic in a sentence
Masoretic meaning
Of or relating to the Masorah, or to its authors.
Synonyms of Masoretic
Using Masoretic
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to the Masorah, or to its authors.
- Useful related words include: textual criticism.
- In the example corpus, masoretic often appears in combinations such as: the masoretic, masoretic text.
Context around Masoretic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 6 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Masoretic
- In this selection, "masoretic" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, see, proto, text, cantillation and texts stand out and add context to how "masoretic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the masoretic text have and and the masoretic text the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "masoretic" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with masoretic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Masoretic text of the Tanakh only goes back about 1,000 years. (13 words)
Some books that are set apart in the Masoretic text are grouped together. (13 words)
The Dead Sea Scrolls were occasionally followed where the Masoretic Text seemed inconsistent. (13 words)
Jews sometimes refer to this as the Masorah (Hebrew: מסורה main), roughly translated as tradition, though that word is often used in a narrower sense to mean traditions concerning the editing and reading of the Biblical text (see Masoretic Text ). (40 words)
The masoretic text (the Hebrew on which most modern Protestant Bible translations of the Old Testament are based) has pitdah as the gem the stone is made from; some scholars think it is related to an Assyrian word meaning "flashed". (40 words)
Although some have dismissed Haïk-Vantoura's system, Mitchell has repeatedly defended it, showing that, when applied to the Masoretic cantillation of Psalm 114, it produces a melody recognizable as the tonus peregrinus of church and synagogue. (37 words)
Example sentences (14)
Differences with the Latin Vulgate and the Masoretic text The sources of the many differences between the Septuagint, the Latin Vulgate and the Masoretic text have long been discussed by scholars.
The Masoretic text of the Tanakh only goes back about 1,000 years.
Although some have dismissed Haïk-Vantoura's system, Mitchell has repeatedly defended it, showing that, when applied to the Masoretic cantillation of Psalm 114, it produces a melody recognizable as the tonus peregrinus of church and synagogue.
In general, the Masoretic Text is well preserved and reliable, but there are many individual instances where the other versions preserve a superior reading.
Its divergence from the accepted text (afterward called the Masoretic ) was too evident; and it therefore could not serve as a basis for theological discussion or for homiletic interpretation.
Jews sometimes refer to this as the Masorah (Hebrew: מסורה main), roughly translated as tradition, though that word is often used in a narrower sense to mean traditions concerning the editing and reading of the Biblical text (see Masoretic Text ).
Other scholars credit the Proto-Masoretic texts with only 40%, and posit larger contributions from Qumran-style and non-aligned texts.
Samaritans appear to have texts of the Torah as old as the Masoretic Text and the Septuagint ; scholars have various theories concerning the actual relationships between these three texts.
Some books that are set apart in the Masoretic text are grouped together.
Some modern Western translations since the 14th century make use of the Septuagint to clarify passages in the Masoretic Text, where the Septuagint may preserve a variant reading of the Hebrew text.
The Dead Sea Scrolls were occasionally followed where the Masoretic Text seemed inconsistent.
The Jewish Bible in Hebrew is called the Masoretic text (meaning passing down after a Hebrew word Masorah; for Jewish scholars and rabbis curated and commented on the text).
The masoretic text (the Hebrew on which most modern Protestant Bible translations of the Old Testament are based) has pitdah as the gem the stone is made from; some scholars think it is related to an Assyrian word meaning "flashed".
Translations further * The Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text: A New Translation with the aid of Previous Versions & with the Constant Consultation of Jewish Authorities was published in 1917 by the Jewish Publication Society.
Common combinations with masoretic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: