Masora

The Masora, or Masorah, is additional word lists and counts that served as a kind of index during the first millennium of the Christian era. It refers to a body of notes on the textual traditions of the Hebrew Scripture.

Masorete

Masorete, or Massorete, was one of the groups of Jewish scribes who compiled the Masora. They worked to preserve the text of the Old Testament as well as develop notes based on Jewish traditions.

Masoretic Text

The authoritative Hebrew text of the Jewish Bible. It was most likely completed in the 10th century AD, although there are many disputes over when it was actually written.