# Tevir

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{{Hebrew cantillation|name_en=Tevir|name_he=תְּבִ֛יר|smbl=֛|smpl=וַיְכֻלּ֛וּ}}
'''Tevir''' ({{langx|he|תְּבִיר}}, with variant English spellings including ''T'vir'' and ''Tebir'') is a [cantillation](/source/Hebrew_cantillation) mark commonly found in the [Torah](/source/Torah), [Haftarah](/source/Haftarah), and other Hebrew biblical books. It replaces a [Pashta](/source/Pashta) when the [Zakef Katan](/source/Zakef_katan) turned into [Tifcha](/source/Tifcha). 

Its conjunctives (''mesharet'') are [Mercha](/source/Mercha), [Darga](/source/Darga), [Kadma](/source/Kadma_(trope)) and [Munach](/source/Munach). Mercha and Darga are used for the conjunctive which is the closest to the tevir (Darga when there is two syllables or more between them, Mercha otherwise), whereas Kadma and Munach are used for the second one (Munach when the word is stressed in its first syllable, Kadma otherwise). 

The Hebrew word {{lang|he|rtl=yes|תְּבִיר}} translates into English as ''broken''.

==Total occurrences==
{| class="wikitable"
!'''Book'''
!Number of appearances
|-
|[Torah](/source/Torah)
|2678<ref name=Price6>Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 6</ref>
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Genesis](/source/Book_of_Genesis)
|623<ref name=Price6/>
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Exodus](/source/Book_of_Exodus)
|585<ref name=Price6/>
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Leviticus](/source/Book_of_Leviticus)
|417<ref name=Price6/>
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Numbers](/source/Book_of_Numbers)
|576<ref name=Price6/>
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Deuteronomy](/source/Book_of_Deuteronomy)
|477<ref name=Price6/>
|-
|[Nevi'im](/source/Nevi'im)
|1837<ref name=Price5>Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 5</ref>
|-
|[Ketuvim](/source/Ketuvim)
|1329<ref name=Price5/>
|}

==Melody==
The Tevir is sung on a low tone, going downward at the beginning and upward at the end.
File:Tevir.jpg

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Torah reading}}

Category:Cantillation marks

{{Hebrew-Bible-stub}}

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