מסורת

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
מ־ס־ר‎

Either from the root א־ס־ר‎ ('-s-r) (compare אָסַר‎ ('asár, “to bind, tie up, imprison”)) with the pattern מַקְטֹלֶת‎, giving the meaning “bond”; or from the root מ־ס־ר‎ (m-s-r) (compare מָסַר‎ (masár, “to pass down”)) with the pattern קָטֹלֶת‎, giving the meaning “tradition” (compare Aramaic מסרתא‎ (“tradition”)). In post-Biblical Hebrew, interpreted as the latter.

Noun

מסורת \ מָסֹרֶת • (masóret) f (plural indefinite מסורות \ מָסֹרוֹת‎, singular construct מסורת \ מָסֹרֶת־, plural construct מסורות \ מָסֹרוֹת־‎)

  1. tradition

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