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Sof Pasuk Phrases: Introduction
The most common Trope phrase is the SOF PASUK phrase. Every verse that you will be chanting ends with a SOF PASUK:סוֹף-פָּסוּֽק׃
Note the " : " at the end of the sentence. This is a SOF PASUK, meaning "end of verse."We've colored the SOF PASUK symbol red to indicate that you must pause after chanting the sentence. The SOF PASUK symbol always follows the last word, just like a period follows the last word in a sentence.
The Short Vertical Lines: Metegs and SiluqNote the short red vertical line. Normally, this line would be called a METEG, which shows an accent. When a METEG comes just before a SOF PASUK, it is called a SILUQ.
The SOF PASUK and SILUQ in combination tell you what to do. The SILUQ tells you where to sing the melody of the SOF PASUK phrase.
- Whenever there is is more than one meteg in a word, the one to the left indicates a major accent, and any to its right indicate minor accented syllables.
- Whenever there is a SOF PASUK at the end of a sentence, there will be a symbol that looks like a METEG in the word -- the SILUQ.Some words have one or more METEGs and a SILUQ: תַּֽעֲשֵֽׂה׃
Only one of these is a SILUQ -- the left-most one. The other a METEG. We mark the SILLUQ in red, and the METEG is black.SOF PASUK Helper TropesSOF PASUK rarely appears by itself. Like ETNACHTA, SOF PASUK is helped by two Tropes you are already familiar with - MERCHA and TIPCHA.In the next lesson, you will learn the melody for the complete phrase:מֵרְכָ֥א טִפְּחָ֖א מֵרְכָ֥א סוֹף-פָּסוּֽק׃Then, you will get exercises for the ways that these Tropes can be combined:סוֹף-פָּסוּֽק׃טִפְּחָ֖א סוֹף-פָּסוּֽק׃מֵרְכָ֥א טִפְּחָ֖א סוֹף-פָּסוּֽק׃טִפְּחָ֖א מֵרְכָ֥א סוֹף-פָּסוּֽק׃מֵרְכָ֥א טִפְּחָ֖א מֵרְכָ֥א סוֹף-פָּסוּֽק׃