Telisha

Telisha (Hebrew: תְּלִישָא‎) is a cantillation mark found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books of the Hebrew Bible. There are two versions of the Telisha: Telisha ketana (תְּלִישָא קְטַנָּה‎) and Telisha gedola (תְּלִישָא גְּדוֹלָה‎), the latter of which has a longer melody and higher peak. The Telisha trope can occur independently or can follow a Pazer or one of several other trope sounds. The Telisha ketana must be followed by a Kadma.[1]

Telisha ketana/gedola
תְּלִישָא גְ֠דוֹלָה
 תְּלִישָא קְטַנָּה֩‎		  ֠
 ֩ ‎		 וְאִם־אַ֠תָּה
מִקְנֶה֩‎
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  תְּ֠לִישָא‎ translates into English as detached. This is because they are never linked to the following note as a single phrase. קְטַנָּה‎ refers to little (the shorter note) and גְדוֹלָה‎ to great (the longer note).

The Telisha gedola can be found in the Torah 266 times.[2] The Telisha ketana occurs 451 times.[3]

Total occurrences
Book Telisha
ketana		 Telisha
gedola
Torah 451[3] 266[3]
   Genesis 92[3] 51[3]
   Exodus 87[3] 42[3]
   Leviticus 71[3] 56[3]
   Numbers 88[3] 50[3]
   Deuteronomy 113[3] 67[3]
Nevi'im 413[4] 238[4]
Ketuvim 350[4] 335[4]

Melody

While the names "Telisha Ketana" and "Telisha Gedola" are 6 syllables each, they are usually applied to words with far fewer syllables, often just one. In one-syllable words, only the notes leading to and from the peak are included. In multiple-syllable words, the additional syllables are recited at the level of the first note leading up to the peak.

Telisha Ketana

Telisha Gedola

References
  1. A compendious grammar of the Hebrew language By G. F. R. Weidemann, page 49
  2. Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 241
  3. Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 6
  4. Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 5
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