Mahpach

Haftarah, and other books of the Hebrew Bible. It is part of the Katan group, and it frequently begins the group. The symbol for the Mahpach is <.^[1]

Mahpach is always followed by a pashta. This is because Mahpach is a conjunctive, showing a connection with the word that follows. When the Mahpach is found, the < is placed under the syllable that is most heavily stressed. The variant Yetiv trope uses the same < symbol as the Mahpach, but does not have a Pashta that follows.^[2]

Mahpach is found in the Torah 3042 times.^[3]

The Hebrew word מַהְפַּ֤ך translates into English to reversal. The original symbol looked more like a sideways U than a V (to represent going forward then turning back around), but this was changed because it was easier for printers to print, as modern keyboards have the < symbols.

Number of occurrences

Book	Number of appearances
Torah	3042^[3]
Genesis	798^[3]
Exodus	655^[3]
Leviticus	452^[3]
Numbers	568^[3]
Deuteronomy	569^[3]
Nevi'im	3449^[4]
Ketuvim	2096^[4]

Melody

The Mahpach is sung on a high note until the final syllable, which is lower.

References

^ Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 54
^ Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 221
^ ^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

[1] Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 54

[2] Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 221

[Price6-3] ^ ^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

[Price5-4] Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 5

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