Tiberian

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to Tiberias or the Sea of Tiberias.
  2. 2
    Of or relating to Tiberius.
  3. 3
    Of or relating to the Tiber.

Example

More examples

"Ashkenazi and Yemenite Hebrew are closely related to the Tiberian reading tradition of the Masoretic Text, while Sephardi Hebrew is more closely related to the Palestinian tradition."

Etymology

From Tiberias, Tiberius, or Tiber + -ian.

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