The traditional musical tunes that are used to chant the various books of Tanakh.
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How to sing Karnei Farah and Yerach Ben Yomo
Hi I'm looking for different traditions (and sources!) about how to properly sing these very rare trop found in the Torah exclusively in Bamidbar 35:5 Does anyone have any idea which version is better / closer to the original?
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Kadma and Zakef Katan on one word
When reading Torah, many people (myself included) use a distinct tune when a kadma and a zakef katan appear on the same word (or two words joined with a makaf); e.g. from Sh'mot 34:1:
אֶ֨ת־הַדְּבָרִ֔ים
Yet I have not been able to find discussion…
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Is there an algorithmic way to determine whether a munakh is a munakh legarmei?
In general, a munakh before psik munakh revii is a munakh legarmei. That’s the easy part.
But this question makes it clear that there are others. Specifically, they occasionally occur
Before mapakh
Before a kadma that precedes darga or azla
Before…
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Pronunciation of Tere ta’ame
The Tere ta’ame (also known as a Merekha kefula) trope is rare, occurring only 5 times in the Torah: Genesis 27:25, Exodus 5:15, Leviticus 10:1, Numbers 14:3 and 32:42
Any sources for a recording of the Tere ta’ame trope?
Added Yes, I was referring…
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Determining Accented Syllable from Ta'amei Emet
I don't know the Ta'amei Emet, the system of markings used in Job, Proverbs, and Psalms, but I'd like to be able to know what syllable to accent when I read words from those books. So, I'm looking for a minimal subset of knowledge of the system of…
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What is Tarha Acharona?
Found this picture in this latin book. It seems to distinguish between a tarha and a tarha aharona. Any ideas what it is?
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Explain the usage of the double zarka trope
There are 3 places in the Torah (that I know of) that have a double zarka trope note before the segol:
Breishit 42:21
Shemot 12:29
Vayikra 17:5
What does the double zarka mean grammatically, and why is it only in these places?
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Four Zakef-groups in one half-verse
Wikipedia writes:
The most times in succession the [Zakef] group occurs is four.
It cites A compendious grammar of the Hebrew language by G. F. R. Weidemann, page 48, which says:
Zaqef gadol or zaqef katon may be continuously repeated as many as…
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How to read a mahpach psik?
I know that a mahpach not followed by a pashto is called a yetiv and has a different sound.
What about mahpach psik pashto, as in Shmuel Alef 19:9?
Would the mahpach there be read as connected to the pashto, and as such is a mahpach, or is it…
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Trop of tvir and dargah
Aside from Sedra Miketz, is there another place in Chumash where a dargah is not followed by a tvir within 3 words?
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How many pesukim are there that have two (or more) etnachta clauses?
The Pasuk Bereshit 35:22 carries two entachta clauses and a pasuk break without a sof pasuk Trope. Are there other pesukim with
a) two or more etnachta clauses?
b) a paska within the pasuk, i.e. with teh text breaking to a new line without a sof…
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Is there a Targum Onkelos with Te'amim?
Is there a Targum Onkelos available online with Te'amim? I witnessed several versions of this in Yemenite and certain Sefardic books.
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In 1 Sam. 20:25, why does עַל-מוֹשָׁבוֹ appear to have two te'amim?
I understand that there is a rule (with rare exceptions) that a single word cannot bear two Masoretic accents. However, I have not seen 1 Sam. 20:25 listed as one of the exceptions:
וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ עַל־מ֨וֹשָׁב֜וֹ כְּפַ֣עַם ׀ בְּפַ֗עַם…
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Where is there a munach legarmei before a kadma?
On the side of Shemini 10:6, the blue Tikkun Simanim quotes the mesorah that there are three places where a munach legarmei is before a mahpach: there, Emor 21:10, and Rut 1:2.
Then it says (in parentheses, not part of the quote from the…
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Unusual Notes in Tenach
Does anyone explain the meaning of the karnei para on Bemidbar 35:5 and Yehoshua 19:51. I believe there are 16 of these in Tenach. There are also meircha kefulahs in Bereishis 27:25 and Bemidbar 32:42.
How do these notes help us understand the…
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