Hebrew accents are either mere points, or lines, or circles.
Those which are mere points or dots consist of one or two or three such
points, and are always placed above the middle of the accented letter,
thus,
{ One, called _rebia_, ב֗ , i.e. _sitting over_.
{
That { Two, called royal _zakeph katon_, ב֔, or, _the little
consisting { elevator_, from its figure, which is composed of upright
of { points.
{
{ Three, called royal _segolta_, ב֒, an inverted [ ֶ].
The lines are either upright, inclined, or transverse.
The upright is either solitary or with points or dots.
The { between two words, ב׀ב, termed _pesick_, or musical
solitary { pause, and terminating a song.
is {
either { or { _Metheg_, בֽ or _bridle_, an euphonic accent
{ under a { at the beginning of a word.
{ word, {
{ { Royal _silluk_, בֽ, _end_, which is placed
{ { before [׃], _sophpasuk_, i.e. toward the end.
With { two, above the letter, royal _zakeph gadhol_, ב֕,
points, { _the great elevator_, strains the sound.
namely, {
{ one, below the letter, royal _tebhir_, ב֛, _broken_
{ sound, from its figure and tone.
Inclined lines hang either above or below.
Above, { the right { Leader _pashta_, ב֙, _extension_, extends the
toward { { voice or sound, and is placed above the last
{ { letter of the word.
{ {
{ { Subservient _kadma_, ב֨, _antecedent_, to the
{ { leader _geresh_; and is placed above the
{ { penult or antepenult letter.
{
{ the left { Leader _geresh_, ב֜, _expulsion_, is sung with
{ { an impelled voice.
{ {
{ { _Gereshajim_, ב֞, _two expellers_, from the
{ { figure being doubled.
Below, { the right { Leader _tiphcha_, ב֖, _fatigue_, from the song
toward { { or note.
{ {
{ the left { Of subservient _merca_, ב֥, _lengthening out_,
{ { from its lengthening out the song or note.
{ {
{ { _Merca kephula_, ב֦, _a double lengthening
{ { out_, from its music and figure.
The transverse line is either right or curved: thus, ־ ֮ .
The right line is placed between two words, connecting them together,
thus, ב־ב, and is called _maccaph_, i.e. _connection_.
The curved or waved line, ב֮, is called leader, _zarka_, or _the
disperser_, from its modulation and figure.
Circles are either entire or semi.
The entire circle is placed always above, and has a small inclined line
attached to it.
Either on the left, when it is placed at the head of the word, ב֠, and
is called leader _telisha the greater_, or _the great evulsion_.
Or on the right, when it is placed at the end, ב֩, and is called
subservient _telisha the less_.
On both together, ב֟, called leader _karne para_, _the horns of the
heifer_, from its modulation and figure.
The semicircle is either _solitary_ or _pointed_.
The solitary is either _angular_ or _reflected_.
The { on the { Subservient _hillui_, ב֬, _elevated_, from the
angular { right { elevation of the voice.
is { {
{ { _Munach_, ב֣, _placed below_, from its position.
{
{ on the { Leader _jethith_, ב֚, _drawing back_, from its
{ left { figure.
{
{ Subservient _mahpach_, ב֤, _inverted_, also from
{ its figure.
The { either single subservient _darga_, ב֧, a _degree_.
reflected {
is { or double, leader, _shalsheleth_, ב֓, a _chain_, from
{ its figure and modulation.
When joined with other points, it is either above or below the letter.
When above the letter, it has a small line attached to it on the left,
ב֡, leader _paser_, _the disperser_ from the diffusion of the note.
When below the letter, it is pointed either downward, ב֑, called royal
_athnach_, _respiration_, as the voice must rest upon it, and respire; or
upward, ב֢, subservient, _jerah-ben-jomo_, _the moon of its own day_,
from its figure.