{{Short description|Hebrew cantillation}} {{Hebrew cantillation|name_en=Pazer|name_he=פָּזֵ֡ר|smbl=֡|smpl=וַיֹּֽאמְר֡וּ}} '''Pazer''' ({{langx|he|פָּזֵר}}) 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.<ref>Tuning the Soul: Music As a Spiritual Process in the Teachings of Rabbi ... By Chani Haran Smith, page 29</ref> This places strong emphasis on the meaning of the particular word.<ref>Tit'haru! By Avigdor Nebentsal, page 162</ref>
The Hebrew word {{lang|he|rtl=yes|פָּזֵר}} 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.<ref>A river flows from Eden: the language of mystical experience in the Zohar By Melila Hellner-Eshed, page 264-65</ref>
==Total occurrences== {| class="wikitable" !'''Book''' !Number of appearances |- |Torah |154<ref name=Price6>Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 6</ref> |- | Genesis |29<ref name=Price6/> |- | Exodus |29<ref name=Price6/> |- | Leviticus |27<ref name=Price6/> |- | Numbers |36<ref name=Price6/> |- | Deuteronomy |33<ref name=Price6/> |- |Nevi'im |177<ref name=Price5>Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 5</ref> |- |Ketuvim |284<ref name=Price5/> |}
==Melody== File:Pazer (cantillation melody).jpg
==References== {{reflist}}
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Category:Cantillation marks