{{Hebrew cantillation|name_en=Yetiv|name_he=יְ֚תִיב|smbl=֚|smpl=ק֚וֹל}} '''Yetiv''' ({{langx|he|יְתִיב}}) is a cantillation mark found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books of the Hebrew Bible. It replaces the Pashta when these two conditions are fulfilled : it is not preceded by any conjunctive (''mesharet''), and the word is prototonic.
The Yetiv uses the same < symbol as the Mahpach, but when it is present, the < comes at the beginning of the word, unlike in a Mahpach, it is placed under the letter of the first syllable that is stressed. It is found to the right of the vowel. There is also no Pashta.<ref>Chanting the Hebrew Bible By Joshua R. Jacobson, page 100</ref> In print, the Yetiv will sometimes be distinguished from the Mahapach by being more acutely angled, but in the identical position.
Yetiv occurs in the Torah 356 times.<ref name=Price6/>
The Hebrew word {{lang|he|rtl=yes|יְתִיב}} translates into English as ''sitting''.
==Total occurrences== {| class="wikitable" !'''Book''' !Number of appearances |- |Torah |356<ref name=Price6>Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 6</ref> |- | Genesis |79<ref name=Price6/> |- | Exodus |90<ref name=Price6/> |- | Leviticus |50<ref name=Price6/> |- | Numbers |72<ref name=Price6/> |- | Deuteronomy |65<ref name=Price6/> |- |Nevi'im |368<ref name=Price5>Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 5</ref> |- |Ketuvim |179<ref name=Price5/> |}
==Melody== The Yetiv starts off with a very high note, then drops low very suddenly. File:Yetiv.jpg
==References== {{reflist}}
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Category:Cantillation marks