Tevir

Tevir (Hebrew: תְּבִיר, with variant English spellings including T'vir and Tebir) is a cantillation mark commonly found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other Hebrew biblical books. It can be found independently[1] or it can follow any number of other cantillation marks, very commonly a Mercha or Darga.[2]

Tevir
תְּבִ֛יר ֛ וַיְכֻלּ֛וּ
cantillation
Sof passuk׃  paseq׀
etnachta֑  segol֒
shalshelet֓  zaqef qatan֔
zaqef gadol֕  tifcha֖
rivia֗  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  illuy֬
dehi֭  zinor֮

The Hebrew word תְּבִ֛יר translates into English as broken.

Total occurrences

Book Number of appearances
Torah 2678[3]
   Genesis 623[3]
   Exodus 585[3]
   Leviticus 417[3]
   Numbers 576[3]
   Deuteronomy 477[3]
Nevi'im 1837[4]
Ketuvim 1329[4]

Melody

The Tevir is sung on a low tone, going downward at the beginning and upward at the end.

References

  1. A Hebrew grammar: containing a copious and systematic development of the ... By Samuel Ransom, page 207
  2. Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 113
  3. Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 6
  4. Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 5


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