Accents and Masora in Rabbinic Responsa
The present study is a review of all references to biblical accents and Masora as found in the Bar-Ilan University computerized database of responsa. A wide variety of issues concerning biblical accents and the masoretic text are found in this corpus: vocalization of certain words; defective and ple...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Penn Press
2000
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The Jewish quarterly review
Year: 2000, Volume: 91, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 1-15 |
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| Summary: | The present study is a review of all references to biblical accents and Masora as found in the Bar-Ilan University computerized database of responsa. A wide variety of issues concerning biblical accents and the masoretic text are found in this corpus: vocalization of certain words; defective and plene spellings; qere/ketiv; the divine name; Yemenite Torah scrolls; open and closed parashas; inverted nun; and truncated waw. This study indicates a difference in the attitude to accents and Masora between Sephardic and Ashkenazic scholars. The Sephardic rabbis reveal an attitude of greater concern for these issues. In the corpus are also found metaphors, puns and other expressions forged out of masoretic terms and names of accents. |
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| ISSN: | 1553-0604 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Jewish quarterly review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1454785 |