Telisha

Telisha (Hebrew: תְּלִישָא‎) is one of two cantillation marks found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books of the Hebrew Bible. There are two versions of the Telisha: Telisha ketana (תְּלִישָא קְטַנָּה‎) and Telisha gedola (תְּלִישָא גְּדוֹלָה‎), the latter of which has a longer melody and higher peak. The Telisha trope can occur independently or can follow a Pazer or one of several other trope sounds. The Telisha ketana must be followed by a Kadma.[1]

Telisha ketana/gedola
תְּלִישָא גְ֠דוֹלָה
 תְּלִישָא קְטַנָּה֩		  ֠
 ֩ 		 וְאִם־אַ֠תָּה
מִקְנֶה֩
cantillation
Sof passuk׃  paseq׀
etnachta֑  segol֒
shalshelet֓  zaqef qatan֔
zaqef gadol֕  tifcha֖
rivia֗  zarqa֘
pashta֙  yetiv֚
tevir֛  geresh֜
geresh muqdam֝  gershayim֞
qarney para֟  telisha gedola֠
pazer֡  atnah hafukh֢
munach֣  mahapakh֤
merkha֥  merkha kefula֦
darga֧  qadma֨
telisha qetana֩  yerah ben yomo֪
ole֫  illuy֬
dehi֭  zinor֮

The Hebrew word  תְּ֠לִישָא‎ translates into English as detached. This is because they are never linked to the following note as a single phrase. קְטַנָּה‎ refers to little (the shorter note) and גְדוֹלָה‎ to great (the longer note).

The Telisha gedola can be found in the Torah 266 times.[2] The Telisha ketana occurs 451 times.[3]

Total occurrences
Book Telisha
ketana		 Telisha
gedola
Torah 451[3] 266[3]
   Genesis 92[3] 51[3]
   Exodus 87[3] 42[3]
   Leviticus 71[3] 56[3]
   Numbers 88[3] 50[3]
   Deuteronomy 113[3] 67[3]
Nevi'im 413[4] 238[4]
Ketuvim 350[4] 335[4]

Melody

While the names "Telisha Ketana" and "Telisha Gedola" are 6 syllables each, they are usually applied to words with far fewer syllables, often just one. In one-syllable words, only the notes leading to and from the peak are included. In multiple-syllable words, the additional syllables are recited at the level of the first note leading up to the peak.

Telisha Ketana

Telisha Gedola

References
  1. A compendious grammar of the Hebrew language By G. F. R. Weidemann, page 49
  2. Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 241
  3. Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 6
  4. Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 5
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