Pazer () is a cantillation mark found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books of the Hebrew Bible. The pazer is generally followed by a Telisha ketana or gedola; on rare occasions, it is followed by another Pazer.
The Pazer is used to prolong a word significantly during the reading.Tuning the Soul: Music As a Spiritual Process in the Teachings of Rabbi ... By Chani Haran Smith, page 29 This places strong emphasis on the meaning of the particular word.Tit'haru! By Avigdor Nebentsal, page 162
The Hebrew word translates into English as distribute or disseminate. This relates to the high number of notes in its melody. In a mystical interpretation, it shows the distribution of divinity.A river flows from Eden: the language of mystical experience in the Zohar By Melila Hellner-Eshed, page 264-65
Total occurrences BookNumber of appearancesTorah154Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 6 Genesis29 Exodus29 Leviticus27 Numbers36 Deuteronomy33Nevi'im177Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 5Ketuvim284
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