Tiberian
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to Tiberias or the Sea of Tiberias.
- 2 Of or relating to Tiberius.
- 3 Of or relating to the Tiber.
Synonyms
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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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