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Princeton's WordNet
cantillationnoun
liturgical chanting
Wiktionary
cantillationnoun
The intonation of a sentence, codified by marks which are read as sequences of musical pitches.
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cantillation
Cantillation refers to the ritual chanting or melodic reading of scriptures or religious texts in several faiths, including Judaism and Islam. In Jewish tradition, it typically includes the notations used in the Torah and other books of the Hebrew Bible, which guide the reader on the chanting melody. The actual melodies and patterns vary depending on the community's traditions or specific ritual.
Webster Dictionary
Cantillationnoun
a chanting; recitation or reading with musical modulations
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Cantillation
Cantillation is the ritual chanting of readings from the Hebrew Bible in synagogue services. The chants are written and notated in accordance with the special signs or marks printed in the Masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible to complement the letters and vowel points. These marks are known in English as accents and in Hebrew as טעמי המקרא ta`amei ha-mikra or just טעמים te`amim. Some of these signs were also sometimes used in medieval manuscripts of the Mishnah. The musical motifs associated with the signs are known in Hebrew as niggun or neginot and in Yiddish as טראָפ trop: the word trope is sometimes used in English with the same meaning. A primary purpose of the cantillation signs is to guide the chanting of the sacred texts during public worship. Very roughly speaking, each word of text has a cantillation mark at its primary accent and associated with that mark is a musical phrase that tells how to sing that word. The reality is more complex, with some words having two or no marks and the musical meaning of some marks dependent upon context. There are different sets of musical phrases associated with different sections of the Bible. The music varies with different Jewish traditions and individual cantorial styles.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cantillation in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cantillation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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