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Tevir
תְּבִ֛יר‎ ֛‎ וַיְכֻלּ֛וּ‎
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 ֩‎   Yerah ben yomo ֪‎
Ole ֫‎   Illuy ֬‎
Dehi [de] ֭‎   Tsinnorit ֮‎

Tevir (Hebrew: תְּבִיר, with variant English spellings including T'vir and Tebir) is a cantillation mark commonly found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other Hebrew biblical books. It can be found independently or it can follow any number of other cantillation marks, very commonly a Mercha or Darga.

The Hebrew word תְּבִיר translates into English as broken.

Total occurrences

Book Number of appearances
Torah 2678
   Genesis 623
   Exodus 585
   Leviticus 417
   Numbers 576
   Deuteronomy 477
Nevi'im 1837
Ketuvim 1329

Melody

The Tevir is sung on a low tone, going downward at the beginning and upward at the end.

References

  1. A Hebrew grammar: containing a copious and systematic development of the ... By Samuel Ransom, page 207
  2. Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 113
  3. ^ Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 6
  4. ^ Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 5
Torah reading
Books that are read
Readings
Process
Equipment
Cantillation
Katan group
Etnachta group
Sof Passuk group
Segol group
Telisha group
Other
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