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Telisha qetana


Telisha (Hebrew: תְּלִישָא‎) is one of two cantillation marks found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books of the Hebrew Bible. There are two versions of the Telisha: Telisha ketana (תְּלִישָא קְטַנָּה‎) and Telisha gedola (תְּלִישָא גְּדוֹלָה‎), the latter of which has a longer melody and higher peak. The Telisha trope can occur independently or can follow a Pazer or one of several other trope sounds. The Telisha ketana must be followed by a Kadma.

The Hebrew word  תְּ֠לִישָא‎ translates into English as detached. This is because they are never linked to the following note as a single phrase. קְטַנָּה‎ refers to little (the shorter note) and גְדוֹלָה‎ to great (the longer note).


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