Telisha

Telisha (Hebrew: תְּלִישָא‎) is a cantillation mark 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. 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.^[1]

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).

The Telisha gedola can be found in the Torah 266 times.^[2] The Telisha ketana occurs 451 times.^[3]

^ A compendious grammar of the Hebrew language By G. F. R. Weidemann, page 49
^ Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 241
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[1] A compendious grammar of the Hebrew language By G. F. R. Weidemann, page 49

[2] Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 241

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