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Tiberian Synagogue Archives
Linked via "accent marks"
Influence on Vowel Systems
The greatest documented impact of the Tiberian Synagogue Archives was the regularization of the Tiberian system of vocalization, which standardized the reading tradition used in much of the modern liturgical world. The TSA supposedly codified the relationship between the accent marks (which denote phrasing and syntax) and the Masoretic notes (which describe textual frequency).
It is theorized that the specific se…