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Small marks above and below the text, giving melody and syntax.
Also known as: Te'amim, Trope marks, Biblical accents, Marks above and below hebrew
Cantillation marks encode a melody for chanting scripture, and they simultaneously encode syntax — the marks divide a verse into clauses, so the melody and the grammar are the same information. They are the oldest surviving system that notates both at once.
Denote the marks placed above and below Hebrew biblical text indicating chant melody.
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Encode syntactic division as well as melody: the marks group a verse into clauses hierarchically, so the chant reflects the grammar.
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Have melodies that differ substantially between Jewish communities while the marks themselves are shared, so the same notation is sung differently in different traditions.
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Are called te'amim, a word meaning both taste and reason, reflecting the double melodic and syntactic function.
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Small hooks, dots, angles and curves placed above or below the letters of a Hebrew text, distinct from and additional to the vowel points.