Darga

This article is about the Torah trope. For the Moroccan band, see Darga (band). For the Sufi shrine, see Dargah.
Darga
דַּרְגָּא ֧ תֽוֹלְד֧וֹת
cantillation
Sof passuk׃  paseq׀
etnachta֑  segol֒
shalshelet֓  zaqef qatan֔
zaqef gadol֕  tifcha֖
revia֗  zarqa֘
pashta֙  yetiv֚
tevir֛  geresh֜
geresh muqdam֝  gershayim֞
qarney para֟  telisha gedola֠
pazer֡  atnah hafukh֢
munach֣  mahapakh֤
merkha֥  merkha kefula֦
darga֧  qadma֨
telisha qetana֩  yerah ben yomo֪
ole֫  iluy֬
dehi֭  zinor֮

Darga (Hebrew: דַּרְגָּא) 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 usually followed by a Tevir.[2] It is most often found in places where a Tevir clause has two words that are closely related.[3] The Hebrew word דַּרְגָּא translates into English as step. With the Hebrew word tevir meaning "broken," the combination of Darga Tevir means "broken step."

Darga can also be followed by a Munach Rivia.[4] Darga can also rarely be followed by a Mercha Kefula, an altogether rare trope.[5]

Total occurrences

Book Number of appearances
Torah 1091[6]
   Genesis 253[6]
   Exodus 221[6]
   Leviticus 171[6]
   Numbers 237[6]
   Deuteronomy 209[6]
Nevi'im 710[7]
Ketuvim 637[7]

Melody

The Darga is recited in a fast, downward slope, as follows:

References

  1. ↑ Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 45
  2. ↑ Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 113
  3. ↑ Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 168
  4. ↑ Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, pages 102-03
  5. ↑ Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 111
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 6
  7. 1 2 Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 5


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