Lesson plan
Sof passuk
The sof passuk ( ) is the mark of Hebrew cantillation that occurs on the last word of every verse, or passuk, in the Hebrew Bible. Some short verses contain only members of the sof passuk group. A sof passuk is preceded by the (silluq) (see meteg) in the last word of the verse. The conjunctive (mesharet) which precedes the sof pasuq is always a mercha. The last disjunctive (mafsiq) before it is always a tipcha, or eventually a etnachta. In some rare cases , and only when the last disjunctive was an etnachta, the secondary stress of the sof passuk is replaced by a tipcha instead of the usual meteg, as in (Numbers 15:21). This combination is called me'ayelá ( ).
Article summary
The sof passuk ( ) is the mark of Hebrew cantillation that occurs on the last word of every verse, or passuk, in the Hebrew Bible. Some short verses contain only members of the sof passuk group. A sof passuk is preceded by the (silluq) (see meteg) in the last word of the verse. The conjunctive (mesharet) which precedes the sof pasuq is always a mercha. The last disjunctive (mafsiq) before it is always a tipcha, or eventually a etnachta. In some rare cases , and only when the last disjunctive was an etnachta, the secondary stress of the sof passuk is replaced by a tipcha instead of the usual meteg, as in (Numbers 15:21). This combination is called me'ayelá ( ).
Key claims
No claims recorded.
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
Bibliography
No sources recorded.
Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.