Darga
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Darga (Template:Langx) is a cantillation mark commonly found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books. The symbol for the darga resembles a backwards Z.[1]
The darga is a conjunctive (mesharet) which precedes disjunctives (mafsikim) Tevir, Mercha kefula and Revia, but the cases in which it appears differ dependig on the disjunctive:
- Before a Tevir, the conjunctive is a darga only when there is at least four syllables between the conjunctive and the disjunctive (both included) as in וַיַּ֧רְא אֱלֹהִ֛ים (Genesis 1:4). Otherwise it is a Mercha
- When there is two conjunctives before a Revia, the first one is a darga (the second one is a Munach as usual)
- The conjunctive which precedes a mercha kefulah is always a darga
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Total occurrences
| Book | Number of appearances |
|---|---|
| Torah | 1091[2] |
| Genesis | 253[2] |
| Exodus | 221[2] |
| Leviticus | 171[2] |
| Numbers | 237[2] |
| Deuteronomy | 209[2] |
| Nevi'im | 710[3] |
| Ketuvim | 637[3] |
Melody
The Ashkenazic darga is recited in a fast, downward slope, as follows: File:Darga.jpg
The Sefardic darga is ascending, and the Moroccan darga is descending with a waver in the middle.[4]
References
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- ^ Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 45
- ^ a b c d e f Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 6
- ^ a b Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 5
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