Pazer (

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

: ) is a cantillation mark found in the

Torah The Torah (; hbo, ''Tōrā'', "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. In that sense, Torah means the s ...

Haftarah The ''haftara'' or (in Ashkenazic pronunciation) ''haftorah'' (alt. ''haftarah, haphtara'', he, הפטרה) "parting," "taking leave", (plural form: ''haftarot'' or ''haftoros'') is a series of selections from the books of ''Nevi'im'' ("Prop ...

, and other books of the

Hebrew Bible The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''. Hebrew: ''Tān ...

. The pazer is generally followed by a Telisha ketana or gedola; on rare occasions when it is followed by another Pazer. The Pazer is used to prolong a word significantly during the reading. This places strong emphasis on the meaning of the particular word. The Hebrew word פָּזֵ֡ר translates into English as ''distribute'' or ''disseminate''. This relates to the high number of notes in its melody. In a mystical interpretation, it shows the distribution of divinity.A river flows from Eden: the language of mystical experience in the Zohar By Melila Hellner-Eshed, page 264-65

Total occurrences

Melody

References

{{Torah reading Cantillation marks