4562. masoreth

Strong's Lexicon

masoreth: Tradition, transmission

Original Word: מֶסֹרֶת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: macoreth
Pronunciation: mah-so-reth
Phonetic Spelling: (maw-so'-reth)
Definition: Tradition, transmission
Meaning: a band

Word Origin: Derived from the root מָסַר (masar), meaning "to hand down" or "to deliver."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent to "masoreth," the concept of tradition is captured in the Greek word παράδοσις (paradosis), Strong's Greek #3862, which refers to teachings or traditions handed down.

Usage: The term "masoreth" refers to the body of Jewish tradition concerning the correct textual reading of the Hebrew Scriptures. It encompasses the transmission of the text, including its pronunciation, cantillation, and the preservation of its integrity over generations. The Masoretes, Jewish scribes from the early medieval period, were responsible for this meticulous work, ensuring that the Scriptures were passed down accurately.

Cultural and Historical Background: The Masoretic tradition emerged between the 6th and 10th centuries CE, primarily in the Jewish communities of Tiberias and Babylon. The Masoretes developed a system of diacritical marks to indicate vowels and cantillation, which were not originally written in the Hebrew text. This system, known as the Masorah, was crucial in preserving the pronunciation and interpretation of the Scriptures. The Masoretic Text (MT) is the authoritative Hebrew text of the Jewish Bible and serves as the basis for most modern translations of the Old Testament.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from asar
Definition
bond (of the covenant)
NASB Translation
bond (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מָסֹ֫רֶת noun feminine construct הַבְּרִית ׳מ bond of the covenant Ezekiel 20:37 (= מַאֲסֹרֶת; text dubious compare Lag^{GN 1882, 168 f.} M 61; Co reads מוסר, i.e. מוּסָר see below יסר; so ᵑ6).

[מוֺסֵר]

noun masculine^{Isaiah 28:22} band, bond, in poetry & late (= מֹאסֵר; Ethiopic Syriac , compare Assyrian mêsiru, sheathing, plating, e.g. Lyon^{Sargontexte, p. 16, l. 65 & p. 80}) — construct מוֺסַר Job 12:18 (so Di Hoffm and others for מוּסַר); plural מוֺסֵרוֺת Jeremiah 5:5; Jeremiah 27:2; construct מֹסְרוֺת Job 39:5; מוֺסְרֵי Isaiah 52:2; suffix מוֺסֵרָי֑ Psalm 116:16; מוֺסְרוֺתֶיךָ Jeremiah 30:8; מוֺסְרֵיכֶם Isaiah 28:22; מוֺסְרוֺתֵי֑מוֺ Psalm 2:3 etc.; — bands accusative after פִתֵּהַ Job 39:5 restraining-bands of wild ass; Psalm 116:16 bonds of distress; Isaiah 52:2 צַוָּארֵח ׳מ bonds of captivity of Zion, verb Hithpa`el; compare also Job 12:18 מוֺסַר מְלָכִים מִּתֵּחַ (so read, see above & AV RV); Di understands bonds imposed by kings; Hoffm girdles of kings, & reads וַיָּסַר in "", for וַיֶּאְסַר; more often accusative after נִתֵּק Psalm 2:3 bonds imposed by ׳י & his anointed, compare Jeremiah 5:5 & Jeremiah 2:20 (ᵐ5 ᵑ9, see Commentaries); of Yahweh's breaking bonds of Israel Jeremiah 30:8; Nahum 1:13 (last four "" שָׁבַר עֹל), bonds of oppressed Psalm 107:14; ׳יֶחְזְקוּ מ Isaiah 28:22, i.e. bonds imposed by Assyria; compare Jeremiah 27:2 ("" מֹט) literal, symbolic of rule of Nebuchadrezzar.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

bond

From 'acar; a band -- bond.

see HEBREW 'acar

Forms and Transliterations

בְּמָסֹ֥רֶת במסרת bə·mā·sō·reṯ bemaSoret bəmāsōreṯ

Englishman's Concordance

Ezekiel 20:37
HEB: וְהֵבֵאתִ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם בְּמָסֹ֥רֶת הַבְּרִֽית׃
NAS: and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant;
KJV: and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:
INT: the rod will bring the bond of the covenant

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 4562
1 Occurrence

bə·mā·sō·reṯ — 1 Occ.