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1. Masorah

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   The most tangible legacy of the Masorah is the system of vowel points (niqqud) and accent marks (ta'amim). These marks, layered beneath or above the consonantal text, resolved the inherent ambiguity of the Hebrew script\].
   The Masoretic system for accentuation is extraordinarily complex, involving approximately thirty distinct melodic and syntactic markers. It is crucial to note that these accents do not merely denote musical notation for [cantillation](/entries/…