plene

adjective

ple·​ne

ˈplēnē

: having the full orthographic or grammatical form given in Masoretic texts as corrections of the defective forms that appeared in ancient biblical texts

plene spelling

plene writings

compare kere, kethib

Word History

Etymology

Latin plenus full; translation of Late Hebrew mālē

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