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( ñáéøéï ), or imaginary readings, is a technical term of the Masorites to denote that words in the Bible ought to be read so and so, but they are not. This expression is derived from sabar, ñáø , "to believe, think;" thus we read in Dan_7:25 åéñáø , and he thought, and in the Chaldee paraphrase on Pro_14:12, "there is a way which is right in the view of man," we read "there is a way which man imagines" ( ãñáøéï ), etc. Now there are a number of such imaginary or supposed readings to be found in the Hebrew text of the Old Test. as the following examples will prove. Thus we read: äàì , these, is said to stand eight times for äàìä , as in Gen_19:25; Gen_26:3; Lev_18:29, etc.
àìôé , thousand, is said to stand four times for àìôéí as in Exo_32:28; Jdg_4:10, etc.
åéîø , and he said, is said to stand twelve times for åéàîøå , "and they said," as in Exo_14:25; Num_32:25, etc.
àøö , into the land, is said to stand five times for
àøöä , as in Gen_45:25, etc.
àùׁç , a wife, stands three times for ìàùׁç , "for a wife," as in 2Ch_21:6; Ezr_2:61; Neh_7:63.
àùׁø , which, stands four times for àùׁø , "as which," Exo_14:13; Lev_7:36; Lev_7:38; Num_4:49.
àúä , as which, stands ten times for òúä , "which," Deu_16:10; Deu_24:8, Jos_2:7; Jos_13:8; Jos_14:2; Jer_23:27 : Isa_51:13; Hos_7:12; Jon_1:14; Hag_1:12.
àúä , thou, stands three times for òúä , "now," as 1Ki_1:18; 1Ki_1:20.
îîðå , from it, stands six times for îîðä , "from her," as Lev_6:8; Lev_26:9; Jos_1:7; Jdg_11:34; 2Ki_4:39; 1Ki_22:43.
òì , upon, stands nine times for òã , "until," as Gen_49:13; Jos_2:7; Jos_13:16; Judges 7:29,
òì , upon, stands twice for òí , "with," as Gen_30:40; 1Sa_20:8.
Without enlarging Upon this list, we will remark for those interested in that subject that these ñáéøéï are given in alphabetical order by Frensdorff in his Massora Magna; the first part is entitled Massoretisches Whr-terbuch, p. 369 sq. See Buxtorf, Tiberias, p. 257 sq.; Levita, Massoreth Ha- Massoreth (ed. Ginsburg), p. 225 sq. (B. P.)