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Munach

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1022:
Note that the melody for trope is different in Torah, Haftarah, and Megillot. Different Jewish communities also use different Torah tropes. The following should not be considered an exhaustive list of all possible cantillations.
722:
The munach is found in various groups, including the Katon, Etnachta, and Segol groups. One or more munachs can be followed by many different trope sounds, including
880:
Occasionally, in the Katon group, a second Munach will be inserted. This occurs when the words have more syllables, and cannot be accommodated by a single munach.
670: 1209: 746:. It is normally used when the number of syllables in a phrase are so long that an extra note is required to accommodate all the syllables. 1085: 1045: 1078: 1065: 1058: 663: 15: 1033: 1097: 1314: 1114:
The Art of Cantillation, Volume 2: A Step-By-Step Guide to Chanting Haftarot ... By Marshall Portnoy, Josée Wolff, page 26
656: 1626: 1202: 1283: 1195: 1182:
Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 5
1166:
Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 6
1278: 1262: 591: 122: 1365: 977: 708: 610: 52: 575: 1550: 949: 339: 749:
The munach is normally a short note. But when it is the first of two munachs followed by a
1596: 1288: 963: 921: 688: 1570: 1304: 1242: 935: 556: 297: 1620: 1591: 1565: 1498: 1488: 1400: 1345: 1247: 1218: 833: 825: 739: 735: 486: 321: 316: 227: 874:), there is generally a vertical line (|) drawn between the words to indicate this. 1340: 1257: 1252: 414: 409: 1601: 1540: 1395: 791: 723: 716: 358: 176: 157: 1586: 1467: 990: 141: 71: 1355: 1330: 1084: 1044: 633: 1077: 1064: 1057: 1436: 1237: 812: 727: 106: 1032: 1524: 1380: 1003: 864: 779: 540: 451: 374: 1462: 1457: 1452: 1426: 1421: 1385: 1309: 804: 800: 783: 771:
The munach has the following appearances in the following sequences:
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Munach occurs in the Torah 8777 times. Legarmeh occurs 283 times.
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sound. In Sephardi and Oriental traditions it is often called
753:, it has a longer melody. In this case it may also be called 1132:
Outlines of Hebrew Accentuation By A. B. Davidson, page 58
1123:
Outlines of Hebrew Accentuation By A. B. Davidson, page 39
877:
The munach as shown is not always present in all cases.
1055:
The Munach preceding another Munach before a Rivia:
1579: 1533: 1507: 1476: 1445: 1414: 1373: 1364: 1323: 1297: 1271: 1225: 1203: 870:* When there are two Munachs before a Rivia ( 664: 8: 758: 1370: 1210: 1196: 1188: 1062:The Munach immediately preceding a Rivia: 671: 657: 1162: 1160: 1158: 1178: 1176: 1174: 1172: 1156: 1154: 1152: 1150: 1148: 1146: 1144: 1142: 1140: 1138: 890: 1107: 7: 759: 692: 14: 1095: 1083: 1076: 1063: 1056: 1043: 1031: 719:below the corresponding word. 1: 1315:Shnayim mikra ve-echad targum 703:), translating to English as 1643: 651: 647: 639: 623: 605: 597: 581: 570: 562: 546: 535: 527: 511: 500: 492: 476: 465: 457: 441: 430: 422: 399: 388: 380: 364: 353: 345: 329: 311: 303: 287: 276: 268: 252: 241: 233: 217: 206: 198: 182: 171: 163: 147: 136: 128: 112: 101: 93: 77: 51: 40: 34: 28: 23: 18: 865:Telisha ketana or gedola 715:. It is marked with a 1525:Telisha Ketana/Gedola 375:Telisha gedola/talsha 541:Telisha qetana/tarsa 436:Munakh/shofar holekh 1226:Books that are read 760:מֻנַּח לְגַרְמֵ֣הּ׀ 1627:Cantillation marks 976:    962:    948:    934:    920:    1614: 1613: 1610: 1609: 1015: 1014: 887:Total occurrences 861:Pazer (sometimes) 681: 680: 47: 46: 1634: 1446:Sof Passuk group 1371: 1212: 1205: 1198: 1189: 1183: 1180: 1167: 1164: 1133: 1130: 1124: 1121: 1115: 1112: 1099: 1087: 1082:Before a Segol: 1080: 1075:Before a Zarka: 1067: 1060: 1047: 1035: 891: 762: 761: 694: 673: 666: 659: 643: 641: 627: 625: 619: 601: 599: 585: 583: 566: 564: 550: 548: 531: 529: 515: 513: 496: 494: 480: 478: 461: 459: 445: 443: 426: 424: 418: 403: 401: 384: 382: 368: 366: 349: 347: 333: 331: 325: 307: 305: 291: 289: 272: 270: 256: 254: 237: 235: 221: 219: 202: 200: 186: 184: 167: 165: 151: 149: 132: 130: 116: 114: 97: 95: 81: 79: 42: 36: 30: 25: 24: 16: 1642: 1641: 1637: 1636: 1635: 1633: 1632: 1631: 1617: 1616: 1615: 1606: 1597:Yerach ben yomo 1575: 1529: 1503: 1472: 1441: 1410: 1360: 1319: 1293: 1289:Triennial cycle 1267: 1221: 1216: 1186: 1181: 1170: 1165: 1136: 1131: 1127: 1122: 1118: 1113: 1109: 1105: 1093: 1081: 1073: 1061: 1053: 1041: 1029: 1020: 889: 769: 695:, also spelled 677: 652: 638: 622: 613: 596: 580: 561: 545: 526: 510: 491: 475: 471:Merkha/ma’arikh 456: 440: 421: 412: 398: 379: 363: 344: 328: 319: 302: 286: 267: 251: 232: 216: 197: 181: 162: 146: 127: 111: 107:Etnakhta/atnakh 92: 76: 12: 11: 5: 1640: 1638: 1630: 1629: 1619: 1618: 1612: 1611: 1608: 1607: 1605: 1604: 1599: 1594: 1589: 1583: 1581: 1577: 1576: 1574: 1573: 1568: 1566:Kadma (V'Azla) 1563: 1558: 1553: 1548: 1543: 1537: 1535: 1531: 1530: 1528: 1527: 1522: 1517: 1511: 1509: 1505: 1504: 1502: 1501: 1496: 1491: 1486: 1480: 1478: 1474: 1473: 1471: 1470: 1465: 1460: 1455: 1449: 1447: 1443: 1442: 1440: 1439: 1434: 1429: 1424: 1418: 1416: 1415:Etnachta group 1412: 1411: 1409: 1408: 1403: 1398: 1393: 1388: 1383: 1377: 1375: 1368: 1362: 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875: 873: 866: 862: 858: 857:Munach-Munach 854: 853:Pazer/Telisha 851: 848: 844: 843:Munach-Munach 840: 837: 835: 831: 827: 823: 819: 816: 814: 810: 806: 802: 798: 795: 793: 789: 785: 781: 777: 774: 773: 772: 766: 764: 756: 752: 747: 745: 741: 737: 733: 729: 725: 720: 718: 714: 713:Shofar holekh 710: 706: 702: 698: 690: 686: 674: 669: 667: 662: 660: 655: 654: 650: 646: 637: 635: 632: 629: 621: 617: 612: 609: 608: 604: 595: 593: 590: 587: 579: 577: 574: 573: 569: 560: 558: 555: 552: 544: 542: 539: 538: 534: 525: 523: 520: 517: 509: 507: 504: 503: 499: 490: 488: 487:Mercha kefula 485: 482: 474: 472: 469: 468: 464: 455: 453: 450: 447: 439: 437: 434: 433: 429: 420: 416: 411: 408: 405: 397: 395: 392: 391: 387: 378: 376: 373: 370: 362: 360: 357: 356: 352: 343: 341: 338: 335: 327: 323: 318: 317:Geresh muqdam 315: 314: 310: 301: 299: 296: 293: 285: 283: 280: 279: 275: 266: 264: 261: 258: 250: 248: 245: 244: 240: 231: 229: 226: 223: 215: 213: 210: 209: 205: 196: 194: 193:Tifcha/tarkha 191: 188: 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passuk 1551:Gershayim 1356:Ner Tamid 1324:Equipment 950:Leviticus 902:Legarmeh 634:Tsinnorit 340:Gershayim 1621:Category 1437:Etnachta 1272:Readings 1238:Haftarah 872:legarmeh 813:Etnachta 755:legarmeh 728:Etnachta 1381:Mahpach 1298:Process 1284:Yom Tov 1004:Ketuvim 991:Nevi'im 964:Numbers 922:Genesis 899:Munach 780:Mahpach 642:‎ 640:֮ 630:  626:‎ 624:֭ 600:‎ 598:֬ 588:  584:‎ 582:֫ 565:‎ 563:֪ 553:  549:‎ 547:֩ 530:‎ 528:֨ 518:  514:‎ 512:֧ 495:‎ 493:֦ 483:  479:‎ 477:֥ 460:‎ 458:֤ 452:Mahpach 448:  444:‎ 442:֣ 425:‎ 423:֢ 406:  402:‎ 400:֡ 383:‎ 381:֠ 371:  367:‎ 365:֟ 348:‎ 346:֞ 336:  332:‎ 330:֝ 306:‎ 304:֜ 294:  290:‎ 288:֛ 271:‎ 269:֚ 259:  255:‎ 253:֙ 236:‎ 234:֘ 224:  220:‎ 218:֗ 201:‎ 199:֖ 189:  185:‎ 183:֕ 166:‎ 164:֔ 154:  150:‎ 148:֓ 131:‎ 129:֒ 119:  115:‎ 113:֑ 96:‎ 84:  80:‎ 43:‎ 41:מָק֣וֹם 37:‎ 35:֣ 31:‎ 29:מֻנַּ֣ח 19:Munach 1571:Geresh 1515:Munach 1494:Munach 1484:Munach 1463:Mercha 1458:Tipcha 1453:Mercha 1432:Munach 1427:Tipcha 1422:Mercha 1391:Munach 1386:Pashta 1346:Tikkun 1310:Maftir 1305:Aliyah 1279:Weekly 1018:Melody 936:Exodus 830:Munach 822:Munach 809:Munach 805:Tipcha 801:Mercha 788:Munach 784:Pashta 742:, and 701:Munakh 693:מֻנַּח 689:Hebrew 685:Munach 298:Geresh 247:Pashta 1561:Tevir 1556:Darga 1546:Rivia 1534:Other 1520:Pazer 1499:Segol 1489:Zarka 1406:Yetiv 1401:Kadma 1336:Bimah 1233:Torah 1008:6150 995:8624 982:1653 968:1748 954:1270 940:1835 926:2271 912:8777 908:Torah 847:Rivia 834:Segol 826:Zarka 751:Rivia 744:Pazer 740:Segol 736:Zarka 732:Rivia 697:Munah 618:] 592:Illuy 522:Qadma 506:Darga 417:] 394:Pazer 324:] 282:Tevir 263:Yetiv 228:Zarka 212:Rivia 123:Segol 88:Paseq 1580:Rare 1011:203 998:337 915:283 895:Book 683:The 672:edit 665:talk 658:view 611:Dehi 1351:Yad 1331:Ark 985:56 971:60 957:45 943:62 929:60 763:). 699:or 576:Ole 1623:: 1171:^ 1137:^ 855:: 841:: 820:: 799:: 778:: 738:, 734:, 730:, 726:, 691:: 616:de 415:de 322:de 1211:e 1204:t 1197:v 863:- 859:- 849:* 845:- 832:- 828:- 824:- 811:- 807:- 803:- 790:- 786:- 782:- 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Index

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

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