Geresh
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For the Torah cantillation mark of the same name, see Geresh (trope).
Not to be confused with Gares.
Geresh (׳ in Hebrew: גֶּרֶשׁ[1] or גֵּרֶשׁ[2] [ˈɡeʁeʃ], or medieval [ˈɡeːɾeːʃ]) is a sign in Hebrew writing. It has two meanings.
- An apostrophe-like sign (also known colloquially as a chupchik)[3] placed after a letter:
- as a diacritic that modifies the pronunciation of some letters (only in modern Hebrew),
- as a diacritic that signifies Yiddish origin of a word or suffix,[citation needed] (examples below)
- as a punctuation mark to denote initialisms or abbreviations,
- or to denote a single-digit Hebrew numeral
- A note of cantillation in the reading of the Torah and other Biblical books, taking the form of a curved diagonal stroke placed above a letter.
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diacritic, punctuation mark | ׳ | וכו׳ |
cantillation mark | ֜ or ֝ | הָאָ֜רֶץ |
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'וכו׳', 'הָאָ֜רֶץ' |
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