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Definition:
The term Masoretes is derived from the Hebrew masorah, which means "tradition."
The Masoretes were a group of rabbis who, in the 9th century Palestine, worked to
preserve their traditional scriptures. The Masoretes encouraged the development of
biblical scholarship and established basic rules of grammar and spelling in order
to ensure some measure of consistency in the writing and reading of scriptures.
Their collection came to be called the Masoretic Text and it is still used in synagogues today.
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