Geresh (trope)

Geresh
גֵּ֜רֵשׁ ֜ מָנ֜וֹחַ
cantillation
Sof passuk	׃		paseq	׀
etnachta	֑		segol	֒
shalshelet	֓		zaqef qatan	֔
zaqef gadol	֕		tifcha	֖
revia	֗		zarqa	֘
pashta	֙		yetiv	֚
tevir	֛		geresh	֜
geresh muqdam	֝		gershayim	֞
qarney para	֟		telisha gedola	֠
pazer	֡		atnah hafukh	֢
munach	֣		mahapakh	֤
merkha	֥		merkha kefula	֦
darga	֧		qadma	֨
telisha qetana	֩		yerah ben yomo	֪
ole	֫		iluy	֬
dehi	֭		zinor	֮

Geresh (Hebrew: גֵּ֜רֵשׁ‎, with variant English spellings) is a cantillation mark found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books of the Hebrew Bible. It is most often found together with the Kadma, in which case the pair is known as Kadma-V'Azla, but it can also be found independently, in which case it is referred to as Azla Geresh or simply as Geresh.

The Geresh occurs 1733 times in the Torah in the Kadma-V'Azla pair, and 1112 times separately.^[1]

The Hebrew word גֵּ֜רֵשׁ translates into English as driving out.

Total occurrences

Book	Geresh	Azla
Torah	1112[1]	1733[1]
Genesis	244[1]	427[1]
Exodus	228[1]	373[1]
Leviticus	175[1]	307[1]
Numbers	223[1]	393[1]
Deuteronomy	242[1]	413[1]
Nevi'im	957[2]	1492[2]
Ketuvim	780[2]	1240[2]

Melody

References

1. Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 6
2. Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 5