Darga

This article is about the Torah trope. For the Moraccan band, see Darga (band). For the Sufi shrine, see Dargah.

Darga
דַּרְגָּ֧א ֧ תֽוֹלְד֧וֹת
cantillation
Sof passuk	׃		paseq	׀
etnahta	֑		segol	֒
shalshelet	֓		zaqef qatan	֔
zaqef gadol	֕		tipeha	֖
revia	֗		zarqa	֘
pashta	֙		yetiv	֚
tevir	֛		geresh	֜
geresh muqdam	֝		gershayim	֞
qarney para	֟		telisha gedola	֠
pazer	֡		atnah hafukh	֢
munach	֣		mahapakh	֤
merkha	֥		merkha kefula	֦
darga	֧		qadma	֨
telisha qetana	֩		yerah ben yomo	֪
ole	֫		iluy	֬
dehi	֭		zinor	֮

Darga (Hebrew: דַּרְגָּא) is a cantillation mark commonly found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books. The symbol for the Darga resembles a backwards Z.

The Darga is usually followed by a Tevir. It is most often found in places where a Tevir clause has two words that are closely related. The Hebrew word דַּרְגָּ֧א translates into English as step. With the Hebrew word tevir meaning "broken," the combination of Darga Tevir means "broken step."

Darga can also be followed by a Munach Rivia. Darga can also rarely be followed by a Mercha Kefula, an altogether rare trope.

Total occurrences

Class !Book !Number of appearances |- |Torah |1091 |- |   Genesis |253 |- |   Exodus |221 |- |   Leviticus |171 |- |   Numbers |237 |- |   Deuteronomy |209 |- |Nevi'im |710 |- |Ketuvim |637 |}

Melody

The Darga is recited in a fast, downward slope, as follows: