Masoretic Text

authoritative text of the Tanakh in Rabbinic Judaism
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Masoretic Text
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Masoretic Text

Summary

Masoretic Text is a version, edition or translation[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of version_edition_or_translation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,079 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Masoretic Text's instance of is recorded as version, edition or translation[3].
  • Masoretic Text's language of work or name is recorded as Hebrew[4].
  • Masoretic Text's edition or translation of is recorded as Tanakh[5].
  • Masoretic Text's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[6].
  • Masoretic Text's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[7].
  • Masoretic Text's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[8].
  • Masoretic Text's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'MT'}[9].
  • Masoretic Text's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'zxx', 'text': '𝕸'}[10].
  • Masoretic Text's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'TM'}[11].
  • Masoretic Text's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'MT'}[12].
  • Masoretic Text's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'TM'}[13].
  • Masoretic Text's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'МТ'}[14].
  • Masoretic Text's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'МТ'}[15].
  • Masoretic Text's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'נוה״מ'}[16].
  • Masoretic Text's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'TM'}[17].

Body

Publication

Masoretic Text's language of work or name is recorded as Hebrew[4].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Masoretic Text include Masoretes[18], a group of humans[19], in Israel[20].

Why It Matters

Masoretic Text ranks in the top 1% of version_edition_or_translation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,079 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Entities named for it include Masoretes[18], a group of humans[19], in Israel[20].

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Maxlath · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, New International Encyclopedia
    Aliases
    Edition or translation of Tanakh
    Title נוסח המסורה
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1476]]: נוסח המסורה, Infer edition title (P1476) from the label in the edition language (P407) ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/8448ee635c0cf/|details]])"
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