Gershayim (trope)

Gershayim
גֵּרְשַׁ֞יִם֞נִפְרְד֞וּ
cantillation
Sof passuk׃ paseq׀
etnakhta/atnakh֑ segol֒
shalshelet֓ zaqef qaton֔
zaqef gadol֕ tifcha/tarkha֖
rivia/ravia’֗ zarqa֘
pashta֙ yetiv֚
tevir֛ geresh/gerish֜
geresh muqdam [de]֝ gershayim/shenei gerishin֞
karnei pharah֟ telisha gedola/talsha֠
pazer (gadol)֡ atnah hafukh [de]֢
munakh/shofar holekh֣ mahapakh/shofar mehupakh֤
merkha/ma’arikh֥ merkha kefula/terei ta’amei֦
darga֧ qadma֨
telisha qetana/tarsa֩ yerah ben yomo֪
ole֫ illuy֬
dehi [de]֭ zinor֮

Gershayim (Hebrew: גֵּרְשַׁ֞יִם, with variant English spellings) is a cantillation mark that is found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books of the Hebrew Bible.

The Hebrew word גֵּרְשַׁ֞יִם‎ translates into English as double geresh.

Total occurrences edit

BookNumber of appearances
Torah510[1]
   Genesis113[1]
   Exodus99[1]
   Leviticus76[1]
   Numbers114[1]
   Deuteronomy108[1]
Nevi'im447[2]
Ketuvim341[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 6
  2. ^ a b Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 5