cantillation

English

Genesis 1:9: God said, "Let the waters be collected."
Letters in black, vowel points and d'geshim (gemination marks) in red, cantillation in blue.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌkæntɪˈleɪʃən/

Noun

cantillation (countable and uncountable, plural cantillations)

1. The intonation of a sentence, especially in Hebrew script, codified by marks which are read as sequences of musical pitches.
2. Chanting.

Synonyms

• trope

Translations

the intonation of a sentence

• French: cantillation (fr) f

• Hebrew: please add this translation if you can

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Noun

cantillation f (plural cantillations)

1. cantillation (the act of cantillating)