Zakef katan
| Zakef katan | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| cantillation | |||||||
| Sof passuk | ׃ | paseq |
׀ | ||||
| etnakhta/atnakh | ֑ | segol |
֒ | ||||
| shalshelet | ֓ | zaqef qaton | ֔ | ||||
| zaqef gadol | ֕ | tifcha/tarkha | ֖ | ||||
rivia/ravia’ |
֗ | zarqa | ֘ | ||||
| pashta | ֙ | yetiv | ֚ | ||||
| tevir | ֛ | geresh/gerish | ֜ | ||||
geresh muqdam ] |
֝ | gershayim/shenei gerishin | ֞ | ||||
| karnei pharah | ֟ | telisha gedola/talsha | ֠ | ||||
| pazer (gadol) | ֡ | atnah hafukh ] |
֢ | ||||
| munakh/shofar holekh | ֣ | mahapakh/shofar mehupakh | ֤ | ||||
| merkha/ma’arikh | ֥ | merkha kefula/terei ta’amei | ֦ | ||||
| darga | ֧ | qadma |
֨ | ||||
| telisha qetana/tarsa | ֩ | yerah ben yomo |
֪ | ||||
| ole | ֫ | illuy | ֬ | ||||
dehi ] |
֭ | zinor | ֮ | ||||
Zakef Katan (
Mapach, Pashta, Munach, or Yetiv. It is one of the most common cantillation marks. There is no limit to the number of times the Katan group can appear in a verse, and often, multiple Katan groups appear in succession. The most times in succession the group occurs is four.[2]
The symbol for the Zakef katan is a colon (:). It is placed on the syllable of the word that is accented.[3]
Zakef katan occurs in the Torah 6992 times.[4]
Zakef katan is one of two versions of the Zakef trope, the other being Zakef gadol.[5]
The Katan group
In the Katan group, the trope can appear in the following patterns:
- Mapach Pashta Munach Zakef-Katan
- Mapach Pashta Zakef-Katan
- Pashta Munach Zakef-Katan
- Pashta Zakef-Katan
- Munach Zakef-Katan
- Zakef-Katan
- Yetiv Munach Zakef-Katan
- Yetiv Zakef-Katan
Total occurrences
| Book | Number of appearances |
|---|---|
| Torah | 6992[4] |
| Genesis | 1879[4] |
| Exodus | 1474[4] |
| Leviticus | 987[4] |
| Numbers | 1359[4] |
| Deuteronomy | 1293[4] |
| Nevi'im | 7203[6] |
| Ketuvim | 4843[6] |
Melody
References
- ^ zaqef; qatan, katon
- ^ A compendious grammar of the Hebrew language By G. F. R. Weidemann, page 48
- ^ Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 51
- ^ 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
- ^ Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 117
- ^ a b Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 5