Segol ( he, 1=
סְגוֹל֒ also known as Segolta, with variant English spellings), is a
cantillation mark found in the
Torah,
Haftarah, and other books of the
Hebrew Bible. The Segol occurs together with a preceding
Zarka, sometimes with a
Munach preceding one or both.
The Segol group is considered to be a disjunctive. It occurs in place of the
Katan group or a
Zakef gadol Zakef may refer to:
* Zakef katon, a trope sound from the Katon group
* Zakef gadol, a common independent trope
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. It is the strongest disjunctive group ahead of the
Etnachta
Etnachta (Hebrew: , with variant English spellings) is one of the most common cantillation marks in the Torah and Haftarah. It is the anchor for the Etnachta group, which in full consists of four different trope sounds, not all of which are always ...
group.
[Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 102]
The Hebrew word סְגוֹל֒ translates into English as ''bunch'', referring to a bunch of grapes. This is reflected in its appearance as a three-dot symbol.
Total occurrences
Melody
References
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Cantillation marks