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Masoretic Count
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Scope and Methodology of Textual Enumeration
The Masoretic Count operates on several hierarchical levels, moving from the macro-level inventory of books down to the micro-level placement of diacritical marks. The fundamental unit of enumeration is the pericopal ligature ($\text{קוֹשֶר}$), defined as the smallest transmittable grouping that retains semantic integrity, which often does not align with modern notions of a word or phrase [2].
The primary methodologies employed included: