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Mikraot Gedolot
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A Mikraot Gedolot (Hebrew: מקראות גדולות, lit. 'Great Scriptures'), often called a "Rabbinic Bible" in English,[1] is an edition of the Hebrew Bible that generally includes three distinct elements:
- The Masoretic Text in its letters, niqqud (vocalisation marks), and cantillation marks
- A Targum or Aramaic translation
- Jewish commentaries on the Bible; most common and prominent are medieval commentaries in the peshat tradition
Numerous editions of the Mikraot Gedolot have been and continue to be published.
- ^ Martin Sicker An introduction to Judaic thought and rabbinic literature 2007 Page 158 "Moreover, the so-called Rabbinic Bible, the Mikraot Gedolot ("Great Scriptures"), may have as many as ten different commentaries, and notes on the commentaries accompany the text, thus providing a range of possible interpretations of ..."
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