Segol (trope)

Segol
סְגוֹל֒‎ ֒‎ מִבַּחֻרִים֒‎
cantillation
Sof passuk ׃‎   Paseq ׀‎
Etnakhta/atnakh ֑‎   Segol ֒‎
Shalshelet ֓‎   Zakef katan ֔‎
Zakef gadol ֕‎   Tifcha/tarkha ֖‎
Rivia ֗‎   Zarka ֘‎
Pashta ֙‎   Yetiv ֚‎
Tevir ֛‎   Geresh ֜‎
Geresh muqdam ֝‎   Gershayim ֞‎
Karne parah ֟‎   Telisha gedola/talsha ֠‎
Pazer ֡‎   Atnah hafukh ֢‎
Munakh/shofar holekh ֣‎   Mahpach ֤‎
Merkha/ma’arikh ֥‎   Mercha kefula ֦‎
Darga ֧‎   Qadma ֨‎
Telisha qetana/tarsa ֩‎   Yerah ben yomo ֪‎
Ole ֫‎   Illuy ֬‎
Dehi ֭‎   Tsinnorit ֮‎

Segol (Hebrew: סְגוֹל also known as Segolta, with variant English spellings), is a cantillation mark found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books of the Hebrew Bible. The Segol occurs together with a preceding Zarka, sometimes with a Munach preceding one or both.

The Segol group is considered to be a disjunctive. It occurs in place of the Katan group or a Zakef gadol.[1] It is the strongest disjunctive group ahead of the Etnachta group.[2]

The Hebrew word סְגוֹל translates into English as bunch, referring to a bunch of grapes. This is reflected in its appearance as a three-dot symbol.

Total occurrences

Book Number of appearances
Torah 368[3]
   Genesis 72[3]
   Exodus 79[3]
   Leviticus 55[3]
   Numbers 96[3]
   Deuteronomy 66[3]
Nevi'im 181[4]
Ketuvim 173[4]

Melody

References

  1. ^ Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 18
  2. ^ Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 102
  3. ^ a b c d e f Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 6
  4. ^ a b Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 5