Darga
Darga (Hebrew: דַּרְגָּא) is a cantillation mark commonly found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books. The symbol for the Darga resembles a backwards Z.[1]
Darga | |||||||
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cantillation | |||||||
Sof passuk | ׃ | paseq | ׀ | ||||
etnachta | ֑ | segol | ֒ | ||||
shalshelet | ֓ | zaqef qatan | ֔ | ||||
zaqef gadol | ֕ | tifcha | ֖ | ||||
rivia | ֗ | 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 | ֫ | illuy | ֬ | ||||
dehi | ֭ | zinor | ֮ | ||||
The Darga is usually followed by a Tevir.[2] It is most often found in places where a Tevir clause has two words that are closely related.[3] The Hebrew word דַּרְגָּא translates into English as step. With the Hebrew word tevir meaning "broken," the combination of Darga Tevir means "broken step."
Darga can also be followed by a Munach Rivia.[4] Darga can also rarely be followed by a Mercha Kefula, an altogether rare trope.[5]
Total occurrences
Book | Number of appearances |
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Torah | 1091[6] |
Genesis | 253[6] |
Exodus | 221[6] |
Leviticus | 171[6] |
Numbers | 237[6] |
Deuteronomy | 209[6] |
Nevi'im | 710[7] |
Ketuvim | 637[7] |
Melody
The Darga is recited in a fast, downward slope, as follows:
gollark: Hmm, it cuts it off a bit.
gollark: =tex \frac{\left( x-1\right)\cdot-1}{120}\cdot\left( x-2\right)\cdot\left( x-3\right)\cdot\left( x-4\right)\cdot\left( x-5\right)- x\cdot\left( x-1\right)\cdot\left( x-2\right)\cdot\left( x-3\right)\cdot\left( x-5\right)+\frac{ x}{24}\cdot\left( x-2\right)\cdot\left( x-3\right)\cdot\left( x-4\right)\cdot\left( x-5\right)+\frac{ x\cdot-1}{6}\cdot\left( x-1\right)\cdot\left( x-3\right)\cdot\left( x-4\right)\cdot\left( x-5\right)+\frac{ x}{2}\cdot\left( x-1\right)\cdot\left( x-2\right)\cdot\left( x-4\right)\cdot\left( x-5\right)+ x\cdot\left( x-1\right)\cdot\left( x-2\right)\cdot\left( x-3\right)\cdot\left( x-4\right)
gollark: =tex why_would^you_do^that
gollark: If it asks to simplify it, you want the one with fewer terms, so the + 11x one.
gollark: Those are equal. So both.
References
- Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 45
- Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 113
- Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 168
- Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, pages 102-03
- Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 111
- Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 6
- Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 5
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