n.
1.a vast body of textual criticism of the Hebrew Scriptures including notes on features of writing and on the occurrence of certain words and on variant sources and instructions for pronunciation and other comments that were written between AD 600 and 900 by Jewish scribes in the margins or at the end of texts
Idiom of the Day
rooted to the spot
to be unable to move because of fear or surprise
The boy was rooted to the spot as he watched the dog attack the rabbit.