Gershayim (trope)

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.

Gershayim
גֵּרְשַׁ֞יִם ֞ נִפְרְד֞וּ
cantillation
Sof passuk׃  paseq׀
etnakhta/atnakh֑  segol֒
shalshelet֓  zaqef qaton֔
zaqef gadol֕  tifcha/tarkha֖
rivia/ravia’֗  zarqa֘
pashta֙  yetiv֚
tevir֛  geresh/gerish֜
geresh muqdam֝  gershayim/shenei gereshin֞
arney parah֟  telisha gedola/ga’ya talsha֠
pazer (gadol)֡  atnah hafukh֢
munakh/shofar holekh֣  mahapakh/shofar mehupakh֤
merkha/ma’arikh֥  merkha kefula/terei ta’amei֦
darga֧  qadma֨
telisha qetana/tarsa֩  yerah ben yomo֪
ole֫  illuy֬
dehi֭  zinor֮

The Hebrew word גֵּרְשַׁ֞יִם translates into English as double geresh.

Total occurrences

Book Number of appearances
Torah 510[1]
   Genesis 113[1]
   Exodus 99[1]
   Leviticus 76[1]
   Numbers 114[1]
   Deuteronomy 108[1]
Nevi'im 447[2]
Ketuvim 341[2]

References

  1. Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 6
  2. Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 5
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