With the ETNACHTA, SOF PASUK, and basic KATON, we have covered Tropes that appear with almost three quarters of the words in the Tanach. This is the first of several lessons covering Tropes that are seen less often.

The most common of these Trope phrases ends in a REVIA: 

Almost half of the time, REVIA appears by itself

Another third of the time, REVIA is helped by MUNACH

Sometimes the word with the MUNACH is followed by a vertical line called a PASEIK:

When a word with a MUNACH is followed by a PASEIK in a REVIA phrase, the MUNACH has a special name -- it is called a MUNACH LEGARMEH:

 in a REVIA phrase, it is just an ordinary MUNACH.

The PASEIK always tells you to take a little pause after the word it follows. In some 

 (melody) styles, MUNACH LEGARMEH has a different melodic motif than a regular MUNACH.

With rare exceptions, you will see REVIA phrases like this:

מוּנַח-לְגַרְמֵ֣יה ׀ רְבִ֗יעַ

מוּנַח-לְגַרְמֵ֣יה ׀ מוּנַ֣ח רְבִ֗יעַ

REVIA phrase with other Tropes such as MAPACH

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