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| 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 | ֮ | ||||
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Tipcha (Hebrew: טִפְחָ֖א, also spelled Tifkha and other variant English spellings) is a cantillation mark commonly found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books that are chanted.
The Tipcha is found in both the Etnachta group as the second member of that group, and in the Sof passuk group, though the melody varies slightly in each. While it is a weak sound, it is considered to be strongly than a Tevir[1]
The Hebrew word טִפְחָ֖א translates into English as diagonal. It is related to the word tefach (טפך, measurement of the palm). The tipcha does not have a separating value of its own, being that it is in the middle of a set of words[2].
Tipcha occurs in the Torah 11,285 times, more than any other trope sound. Tipcha is the only trope sound to appear more than 10,000 times in the Torah[3].
The first word of the Torah בראשית (Bereshit) is on a Tipcha.
Contents |
| Book | Number of appearances |
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| Torah | 11,285[3] |
| Genesis | 2968[3] |
| Exodus | 2350[3] |
| Leviticus | 1667[3] |
| Numbers | 2435[3] |
| Deuteronomy | 1865[3] |
| Nevi'im | 9756[4] |
| Ketuvim | 6497[4] |
In the Etnachta group, the tipcha will always occur, regardless of whether or not there is a Mercha[5]. Before a Sof Passuk, the Tipcha can only occur in conjunction with a Mercha[6].
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