Gershayim | ||
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punctuation mark | ״ | פַּרְדֵּ״ס |
cantillation mark | ֞ | וּרְד֞וּ |
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"פַּרְדֵּ״ס", "וּרְד֞וּ" |
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Gershayim (Hebrew: גֵּרְשַׁיִם, without niqqud גרשיים), also occasionally grashayim[1] (גְּרָשַׁיִם), can refer to either of two distinct typographical marks in the Hebrew language. The name literally means "double geresh".
Gershayim most commonly refers to the punctuation mark ⟨״⟩. It is always written before the last letter of the non-inflected form of a word or numeral. It is used in the following ways:
Further information: Gershayim (trope) |
Gershayim is a disjunctive cantillation accent in the Tanakh (Jewish bible) - ◌֞. It is placed above the stressed syllable, as in וַיִּקַּ֞ח (Genesis 22:3).[1]
Most keyboards do not have a key for the gershayim. As a result, a quotation mark is often substituted for it.
Appearance | Code Points | Name |
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״ | U+05F4 | Hebrew Punctuation Gershayim |
֞ | U+059E | Hebrew Accent Gershayim |