Tipcha
cantillation
Sof passuk
׃
paseq
׀
etnakhta/atnakh
֑
segol
֒
shalshelet
֓
zaqef qaton
֔
zaqef gadol
֕
tifcha/tarkha
֖
rivia/ravia’
֗
zarqa
֘
pashta
֙
yetiv
֚
tevir
֛
geresh/gerish
֜
geresh muqdam [de]
֝
gershayim/shenei gerishin
֞
karnei pharah
֟
telisha gedola/talsha
֠
pazer (gadol)
֡
atnah hafukh [de]
֢
munakh/shofar holekh
֣
mahapakh/shofar mehupakh
֤
merkha/ma’arikh
֥
merkha kefula/terei ta’amei
֦
darga
֧
qadma
֨
telisha qetana/tarsa
֩
yerah ben yomo
֪
ole
֫
illuy
֬
dehi [de]
֭
zinor
֮
Tifcha (Hebrew: טִפְחָ֖א , also spelled Tifkha , Tipcha and other variant English spellings) is a cantillation mark commonly found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books that are chanted. In Sephardic and Oriental traditions, it is called Tarcha , meaning "dragging" or "effort".
The Tifcha 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 stronger than a Tevir[1]
The Hebrew word טִפְחָ֖א translates into English as diagonal . It is related to the word tefach (טפח , measurement of the palm). The tifcha does not have a separating value of its own, as it is in the middle of a set of words.[2]
Tifcha occurs in the Torah 11,285 times, more than any other trope sound. Tifcha 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 Tifcha.
^ Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 9
^ Delimitation criticism: a new tool in biblical scholarship By Marjo Christina Annette Korpel, Josef M. Oesch, page 91
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Last Update: 2022-11-19T04:48:00Z
Tifcha (Hebrew: טִפְחָ֖א, also spelled Tifkha, Tipcha and other variant English spellings) is a cantillation mark commonly found in the Torah, Haftarah...
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etnakhta/atnakh ֑ segol ֒ shalshelet ֓ zaqef qaton ֔ zaqef gadol ֕ tifcha /tarkha ֖ rivia/ravia’ ֗ zarqa ֘ pashta ֙ yetiv ֚ tevir ֛ geresh/gerish...
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etnakhta/atnakh ֑ segol ֒ shalshelet ֓ zaqef qaton ֔ zaqef gadol ֕ tifcha /tarkha ֖ rivia/ravia’ ֗ zarqa ֘ pashta ֙ yetiv ֚ tevir ֛ geresh/gerish...
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etnakhta/atnakh ֑ segol ֒ shalshelet ֓ zaqef qaton ֔ zaqef gadol ֕ tifcha /tarkha ֖ rivia/ravia’ ֗ zarqa ֘ pashta ֙ yetiv ֚ tevir ֛ geresh/gerish...
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etnakhta/atnakh ֑ segol ֒ shalshelet ֓ zaqef qaton ֔ zaqef gadol ֕ tifcha /tarkha ֖ rivia/ravia’ ֗ zarqa ֘ pashta ֙ yetiv ֚ tevir ֛ geresh/gerish...
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etnakhta/atnakh ֑ segol ֒ shalshelet ֓ zaqef qaton ֔ zaqef gadol ֕ tifcha /tarkha ֖ rivia/ravia’ ֗ zarqa ֘ pashta ֙ yetiv ֚ tevir ֛ geresh/gerish...
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etnakhta/atnakh ֑ segol ֒ shalshelet ֓ zaqef qaton ֔ zaqef gadol ֕ tifcha /tarkha ֖ rivia/ravia’ ֗ zarqa ֘ pashta ֙ yetiv ֚ tevir ֛ geresh/gerish...
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etnakhta/atnakh ֑ segol ֒ shalshelet ֓ zaqef qaton ֔ zaqef gadol ֕ tifcha /tarkha ֖ rivia/ravia’ ֗ zarqa ֘ pashta ֙ yetiv ֚ tevir ֛ geresh/gerish...
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etnakhta/atnakh ֑ segol ֒ shalshelet ֓ zaqef qaton ֔ zaqef gadol ֕ tifcha /tarkha ֖ rivia/ravia’ ֗ zarqa ֘ pashta ֙ yetiv ֚ tevir ֛ geresh/gerish...
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etnakhta/atnakh ֑ segol ֒ shalshelet ֓ zaqef qaton ֔ zaqef gadol ֕ tifcha /tarkha ֖ rivia/ravia’ ֗ zarqa ֘ pashta ֙ yetiv ֚ tevir ֛ geresh/gerish...
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etnakhta/atnakh ֑ segol ֒ shalshelet ֓ zaqef qaton ֔ zaqef gadol ֕ tifcha /tarkha ֖ rivia/ravia’ ֗ zarqa ֘ pashta ֙ yetiv ֚ tevir ֛ geresh/gerish...
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etnakhta/atnakh ֑ segol ֒ shalshelet ֓ zaqef qaton ֔ zaqef gadol ֕ tifcha /tarkha ֖ rivia/ravia’ ֗ zarqa ֘ pashta ֙ yetiv ֚ tevir ֛ geresh/gerish...
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etnakhta/atnakh ֑ segol ֒ shalshelet ֓ zaqef qaton ֔ zaqef gadol ֕ tifcha /tarkha ֖ rivia/ravia’ ֗ zarqa ֘ pashta ֙ yetiv ֚ tevir ֛ geresh/gerish...
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etnakhta/atnakh ֑ segol ֒ shalshelet ֓ zaqef qaton ֔ zaqef gadol ֕ tifcha /tarkha ֖ rivia/ravia’ ֗ zarqa ֘ pashta ֙ yetiv ֚ tevir ֛ geresh/gerish...
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etnakhta/atnakh ֑ segol ֒ shalshelet ֓ zaqef qaton ֔ zaqef gadol ֕ tifcha /tarkha ֖ rivia/ravia’ ֗ zarqa ֘ pashta ֙ yetiv ֚ tevir ֛ geresh/gerish...
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etnakhta/atnakh ֑ segol ֒ shalshelet ֓ zaqef qaton ֔ zaqef gadol ֕ tifcha /tarkha ֖ rivia/ravia’ ֗ zarqa ֘ pashta ֙ yetiv ֚ tevir ֛ geresh/gerish...
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etnakhta/atnakh ֑ segol ֒ shalshelet ֓ zaqef qaton ֔ zaqef gadol ֕ tifcha /tarkha ֖ rivia/ravia’ ֗ zarqa ֘ pashta ֙ yetiv ֚ tevir ֛ geresh/gerish...
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etnakhta/atnakh ֑ segol ֒ shalshelet ֓ zaqef qaton ֔ zaqef gadol ֕ tifcha /tarkha ֖ rivia/ravia’ ֗ zarqa ֘ pashta ֙ yetiv ֚ tevir ֛ geresh/gerish...
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etnakhta/atnakh ֑ segol ֒ shalshelet ֓ zaqef qaton ֔ zaqef gadol ֕ tifcha /tarkha ֖ rivia/ravia’ ֗ zarqa ֘ pashta ֙ yetiv ֚ tevir ֛ geresh/gerish...
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etnakhta/atnakh ֑ segol ֒ shalshelet ֓ zaqef qaton ֔ zaqef gadol ֕ tifcha /tarkha ֖ rivia/ravia’ ֗ zarqa ֘ pashta ֙ yetiv ֚ tevir ֛ geresh/gerish...
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