Aaron ben Asher

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Aaron ben Asher was a 10th-century Jewish scribe and grammarian, regarded as the most authoritative Masorete whose vocalization and textual traditions became the standard for the Hebrew Bible.

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Aaron ben Moses ben Asher 1

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instanceOf Hebrew grammarian
Jewish scribe
Masorete
biblical scholar
approximateDate fl. first half of 10th century
authorityOn cantillation of the Hebrew Bible
consonantal text of the Hebrew Bible
vocalization of the Hebrew Bible
authorOf Diqduqe ha-Teʿamim NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED
describedAs most authoritative Masorete
ethnicGroup Jews
familyName ben Asher NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Hebrew language NERFINISHED
Masorah NERFINISHED
biblical textual criticism
genre Hebrew grammar
Masoretic treatise
hasHonorific Rabbi NERFINISHED
hasVariantName Aharon ben Moshe ben Asher NERFINISHED
influenced Aleppo Codex vocalization NERFINISHED
Christian biblical scholarship
Jewish biblical exegesis
Leningrad Codex vocalization NERFINISHED
later Hebrew grammarians
standard Tiberian vocalization NERFINISHED
knownFor Tiberian Masoretic tradition NERFINISHED
precise system of Hebrew vowel points
precise system of cantillation marks
languageOfWorkOrName Aramaic
Hebrew
legacy foundation of the medieval Masoretic Text
standard for printed Hebrew Bibles
memberOf ben Asher Masoretic family NERFINISHED
notableFor Masoretic accentuation of the Hebrew Bible
Masoretic textual tradition
Masoretic vocalization of the Hebrew Bible
influence on the standard Masoretic Text
notableWork Diqduqe ha-Teʿamim NERFINISHED
occupation grammarian
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positionHeld head of the Tiberian Masoretic school
religion Judaism
scholarlyTradition Tiberian Masorah NERFINISHED
subjectOf Masoretic treatises
timePeriod 10th century
traditionBecameStandardFor Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED
workLocation Tiberias NERFINISHED

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Aleppo Codex fragments associatedWith Aaron ben Asher
Masoretic Text notableScholar Aaron ben Asher
this entity surface form: Aaron ben Moses ben Asher