Darga
Hebrew cantillation mark
| Darga | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| cantillation | |||||||
| Sof passuk | ׃ | Paseq | ׀ | ||||
| Etnakhta/atnakh | ֑ | Segol | ֒ | ||||
| Shalshelet | ֓ | Zakef katan | ֔ | ||||
| Zakef gadol | ֕ | Tifcha/tarkha | ֖ | ||||
| Rivia | ֗ | Zarka | ֘ | ||||
| Pashta | ֙ | Yetiv | ֚ | ||||
| Tevir | ֛ | Geresh | ֜ | ||||
| Geresh muqdam [de] | ֝ | Gershayim | ֞ | ||||
| Karne parah | ֟ | Telisha gedola/talsha | ֠ | ||||
| Pazer | ֡ | Atnah hafukh [de] | ֢ | ||||
| Munakh/shofar holekh | ֣ | Mahpach | ֤ | ||||
| Merkha/ma’arikh | ֥ | Mercha kefula | ֦ | ||||
| Darga | ֧ | Qadma | ֨ | ||||
| Telisha qetana/tarsa | ֩ | Yerah ben yomo | ֪ | ||||
| Ole | ֫ | Illuy | ֬ | ||||
| Dehi [de] | ֭ | Tsinnorit | ֮ | ||||
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Darga (Hebrew: דַּרְגָּא) is a cantillation mark commonly found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books. The symbol for the darga resembles a backwards Z.[1]
The darga is usually followed by a Tevir.[2] It is most often found in places where a Tevir clause has two words which are closely related.[3] The Hebrew word דַּרְגָּא translates into English as step. With the Hebrew word tevir meaning "broken," the combination of darga tevir means "broken step."
Darga can also be followed by a Munach Rivia,[4] and can (rarely) be followed by a Mercha Kefula, an altogether rare trope.[5]
Total occurrences
| Book | Number of appearances |
|---|---|
| Torah | 1091[6] |
| Genesis | 253[6] |
| Exodus | 221[6] |
| Leviticus | 171[6] |
| Numbers | 237[6] |
| Deuteronomy | 209[6] |
| Nevi'im | 710[7] |
| Ketuvim | 637[7] |
Melody
The Ashkenazic darga is recited in a fast, downward slope, as follows: 
The Sefardic darga is ascending, and the Moroccan darga is descending with a waver in the middle.[8]
References
- ^ Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 45
- ^ Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 113
- ^ Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 168
- ^ Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, pages 102-03
- ^ Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 111
- ^ 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
- ^ "טעמי מקרא".
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