בַּעֲלֵי הַמָּסוֹרָה

ביטוי (אנגלית)

The Masoretes / Masters of the Masorah (Traditionalist in Tiberias in the 6th century, who preserved the accurate reading and orthography of the Scriptures)

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Sages from the end of the first millennium who transcribed the ancient reading traditions of the Tanakh, including various rules in writing the Torah such as: correction of scribes, Qere and Ketiv, tags for letters, and so forth.

("And also disputes were renewed between the grammarians, the Masorites, and the sages of Midrash as will be explained in detail, besides what was renewed in disputes among the commentators regarding halakhic matters in several issues, and also regarding omissions and additions which is one of the serious matters within it" - Kiryat Sefer (LeMeiri) Introduction, and also: "The Masorites have already transmitted that the entire book of Genesis and the damages of R"P if, and in places of Yud if" - Malbim Leviticus chapter 1)