Mercha

Mercha
מֵרְכָ֥א ֥ וַיִּרְבּ֥וּ
cantillation
Sof passuq	׃		paseq	׀
etnahta	֑		segol	֒
shalshelet	֓		zaqef qatan	֔
zaqef gadol	֕		tipeha	֖
revia	֗		zarqa	֘
pashta	֙		yetiv	֚
tevir	֛		geresh	֜
geresh muqdam	֝		gershayim	֞
qarney para	֟		telisha gedola	֠
pazer	֡		atnah hafukh	֢
munach	֣		mahapakh	֤
merkha	֥		merkha kefula	֦
darga	֧		qadma	֨
telisha qetana	֩		yerah ben yomo	֪
ole	֫		iluy	֬
dehi	֭		zinor	֮
view · Hebrew: מֵרְכָ֥א‎, also spelled Merkha and other variant English spellings) is a cantillation mark commonly found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books that are chanted. The mercha is found in several trope groups, though the melody varies from one use to the next. It is the beginning of the Etnachta group, can be found either once or twice preceding the Sof passuk, or can occasionally precede the Pashta in the Katon group or a Tevir. The 9117 times Mercha is found in the Torah 9117 is the second most of any trope sounds. Only Tipcha occurs more often[1]. The Hebrew word מֵרְכָ֥א translates into English as comma. Total occurrences Book Number of appearances Torah 9117[1]    Genesis 2415[1]    Exodus 1879[1]    Leviticus 1371[1]    Numbers 1859[1]    Deuteronomy 1595[1] Nevi'im 7672[2] Ketuvim 5235[2] Melody In Etnachta group In Sof Passuk group First appearance (before Tipcha) Second appearance (after Tipcha) References ^ a b c d e f g 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 Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая? Merch Bradt Stewart Mercha kefula Look at other dictionaries: Mercha kefula — מֵרְכָא כּפוּלָ֦ה ֦ ל֦וֹ …   Wikipedia Dinqinesh Mercha — (1815 – August 1907) was Empress Consort of Emperor Tekle Giyorgis II of Ethiopia. Empress Dinqinesh was the daughter of Shum Mercha of Tembien, and his wife Woizero Silass of Enderta. Through the old aristocratic families of Tembien and Enderta… …   Wikipedia Kassa Mercha — Yohannès IV d Éthiopie Pour les articles homonymes, voir Yohannès. ዮሐንስ አራተኛ Yohannes IV …   Wikipédia en Français Cantillation — is the ritual chanting of readings from the Bible in synagogue services.The chants are rendered in accordance with the special signs or marks printed in the Masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible (or Tanakh) to complement the letters and vowel points …   Wikipedia Yohannes IV d'Éthiopie — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Yohannès. ዮሐንስ አራተኛ Yohannes IV Yohannes IV Negusse Negest d Éthiopie Règne …   Wikipédia en Français Guerre civile éthiopienne (1871) — Informations générales Date 21 juin au 11 juillet 1871 Lieu Province du Tegré, Empire d Éthiopie Casus belli Refus de Kassa Mercha de reconnaître Tekle Giyorgis en tant que Negusse Negest Issue • Victoire de Kassa Mercha • Couronnement de… …   Wikipédia en Français Bataille d'Assam — Informations générales Date 11 juillet 1871 Lieu Rivière Assam, province du Tegré, Empire d Éthiopie Issue Victoire décisive de Kassa Mercha Couronnement de Kassa Mercha en 1872 Belligérants …   Wikipédia en Français Yohannes IV of Ethiopia — Infobox Monarch name =Yohannes (John) IV title =Emperor of Ethiopia caption =Emperor Yohannes IV with his son and heir, Ras Araya Selassie Yohannes reign =1872 01 12 – 1889 08 27 coronation = othertitles =Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah,… …   Wikipedia Bataille de May Zulawu — Informations générales Date 21 juin 1871 Lieu May Zulawu, province du Tegré, Empire d Éthiopie Issue Victoire de Kassa Mercha Belligérants Armée de Kassa Mercha …   Wikipédia en Français Darga — This article is about the Torah trope. For the Moraccan band, see Darga (band). For the Sufi shrine, see Dargah. Darga דַּרְגָּ֧א ֧ …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”