Tevir

Tevir (Hebrew: תְּבִיר‎, with variant English spellings including T'vir and Tebir) is a cantillation mark commonly found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other Hebrew biblical books. It can be found independently^[1] or it can follow any number of other cantillation marks, very commonly a Mercha or Darga.^[2]

The Hebrew word תְּבִ֛יר translates into English as broken.

Total occurrences

Book	Number of appearances
Torah	2678^[3]
Genesis	623^[3]
Exodus	585^[3]
Leviticus	417^[3]
Numbers	576^[3]
Deuteronomy	477^[3]
Nevi'im	1837^[4]
Ketuvim	1329^[4]

Melody

The Tevir is sung on a low tone, going downward at the beginning and upward at the end.

References

^ A Hebrew grammar: containing a copious and systematic development of the ... By Samuel Ransom, page 207
^ Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 113
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 6
^ ^a ^b Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 5

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[1] A Hebrew grammar: containing a copious and systematic development of the ... By Samuel Ransom, page 207

[2] Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 113

[Price6-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 6

[Price5-4] Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 5

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