Mercha

Mercha
מֵרְכָ֥א ֥ וַיִּרְבּ֥וּ
cantillation
Sof passuq	׃		paseq	׀
etnahta	֑		segol	֒
shalshelet	֓		zaqef qatan	֔
zaqef gadol	֕		tipeha	֖
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	֮
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Mercha (Hebrew: מֵרְכָ֥א‎, also spelled Merha and other variant English spellings) is a cantillation mark commonly found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books that are chanted.

The mercha is found in several trope groups, though the melody varies from one use to the next. It is the beginning of the Etnachta group, can be found either once or twice preceding the Sof passuk, or can occasionally precede the Pashta in the Katon group or a Tevir.

The Mercha is found in the Torah 9117 times, the second most of any trope sounds^[1].

The Hebrew word מֵרְכָ֥א translates into English as comma.

Contents 1 Melody 1.1 In Etnachta group 1.2 In Sof Passuk group 2 References

Melody

In Etnachta group

In Sof Passuk group

First appearance (before Tipcha)
Second appearance (after Tipcha)

References

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