Telisha (

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

: ) is one of two cantillation marks found in the

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, Haftarah, and other books of the

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. There are two versions of the Telisha: ''Telisha ketana'' () and ''Telisha gedola'' (), the latter of which has a longer melody and higher peak. The Telisha trope can occur independently or can follow a

Pazer Pazer (Hebrew: ) is a cantillation mark found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books of the Hebrew Bible The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;Kadma Kadma may refer to one of a number of articles: * Kadma (Jamshedpur), a neighbourhood in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India * Kadma (trope), Torah cantillation mark * Kadma, Khunti, a village in Jharkhand, India *Kadma, Hazaribagh Kadma (referred to ...

. The Hebrew word translates into English as ''detached''. This is because they are never linked to the following note as a single phrase. refers to ''little'' (the shorter note) and to ''great'' (the longer note). The Telisha gedola can be found in the Torah 266 times.Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 241 The Telisha ketana occurs 451 times.

Total occurrences

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

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