Tiberian codices
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Tiberian codices are medieval Hebrew Bible manuscripts that preserve the Tiberian vocalization and cantillation traditions used to standardize the biblical text’s pronunciation and chanting.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew Bible manuscript tradition
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Masoretic Bible manuscripts ⓘ medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Masoretic tradition
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Tiberian Masoretes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | Tiberian Masoretic codices ⓘ |
| contains |
Masoretic notes
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cantillation marks ⓘ consonantal Hebrew Bible text ⓘ vowel points ⓘ |
| developedIn |
Land of Israel
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ⓘ
Tiberias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy | full system of Tiberian vowels and accents ⓘ |
| follows |
Tiberian accentuation system
ⓘ
Tiberian vocalization system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | biblical manuscript ⓘ |
| influenced |
later printed Hebrew Bibles
ⓘ
standard Masoretic Text NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| materialForm | codex ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Aleppo Codex
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Cairo Codex of the Prophets NERFINISHED ⓘ Leningrad Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Masoretic textual tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | printed Hebrew Bible editions ⓘ |
| preserve |
Tiberian cantillation
ⓘ
Tiberian vocalization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
preservation of Masoretic text
ⓘ
standardization of biblical chanting ⓘ standardization of biblical pronunciation ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Masorah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Masoretic Text NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Hebrew ⓘ |
| standardFor |
traditional Hebrew Bible pronunciation
ⓘ
traditional synagogue chanting ⓘ |
| subject | Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
circa 8th–11th centuries CE
ⓘ
early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| use | Tiberian pointing system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | base text for modern critical editions of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| usedBy | Jewish communities ⓘ |
| usedFor |
biblical study
ⓘ
liturgical reading ⓘ textual transmission ⓘ |
| writingSystem | square Hebrew script ⓘ |
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