Masoretes are Jewish scribes of the medieval period who preserved and transmitted the Hebrew Bible by meticulously copying texts and annotating them with vowel points and cantillation marks. The term refers to members of the Masoretes, especially those of the Babylonian and Tiberian traditions, who contributed to the standardized Masoretic Text. They shaped the vowel system and textual accuracy that underpins modern Hebrew Bibles.
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