The Shalshelet (Hebrew: שַלְשֶלֶת) is a cantillation mark found in the Torah. It is one of the rarest used, occurring just four times in the entire Torah,[1] in Genesis 19:16, 24:12, and 39:8, and in Leviticus 8:23. The four words accented with the shalshelet mark all occur at the beginning of the verse.[2]
The Hebrew word שַׁלְשֶׁ֓לֶת translates into English as chain.[3] Kabbalistic authors have held that this shows the connection of the worlds by the links of a chain.[4][5] The symbolism of the Shalshelet is that the subject of the story is wrestling with his inner demons and is undergoing some hesitation in his actions.[6][7]
It is rendered musically by a long and elaborate string of notes, giving a strong emphasis to the word on which it occurs.
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