Cantillation is an English word with synonyms like intonation or chanting. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Cantillation in a sentence
Cantillation meaning
- The intonation of a sentence, especially in Hebrew script, codified by marks which are read as sequences of musical pitches.
- Chanting.
Synonyms of Cantillation
Using Cantillation
- The main meaning on this page is: The intonation of a sentence, especially in Hebrew script, codified by marks which are read as sequences of musical pitches. | Chanting.
- Useful related words include: intonation, chanting.
- In the example corpus, cantillation often appears in combinations such as: cantillation marks.
Context around Cantillation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cantillation
- In this selection, "cantillation" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, special, masoretic, certain, marks and melody stand out and add context to how "cantillation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a special cantillation melody for and article on cantillation in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cantillation" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cantillation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Hebrew text comes in four convenient versions (including one with cantillation marks) and may be downloaded. (16 words)
Cantillation There is a special cantillation melody for the haftarah, distinct from that of the Torah portion. (17 words)
The article on "Cantillation" in the Jewish Encyclopedia shows tunes for "Prophets (other readings)" for both the Western Sephardi and the Baghdadi traditions. (23 words)
Although some have dismissed Haïk-Vantoura's system, Mitchell has repeatedly defended it, showing that, when applied to the Masoretic cantillation of Psalm 114, it produces a melody recognizable as the tonus peregrinus of church and synagogue. (37 words)
The Tiberian system also includes a set of cantillation marks, called " trope ", used to indicate how scriptural passages should be chanted in synagogue recitations of scripture (although these marks do not appear in the scrolls). (35 words)
Certain cantillation marks and combinations appear in Nevi'im but not within any of the Haftarah selections, and most communities therefore do not have a musical tradition for those marks. (30 words)
Example sentences (6)
Cantillation There is a special cantillation melody for the haftarah, distinct from that of the Torah portion.
Although some have dismissed Haïk-Vantoura's system, Mitchell has repeatedly defended it, showing that, when applied to the Masoretic cantillation of Psalm 114, it produces a melody recognizable as the tonus peregrinus of church and synagogue.
Certain cantillation marks and combinations appear in Nevi'im but not within any of the Haftarah selections, and most communities therefore do not have a musical tradition for those marks.
Hebrew text comes in four convenient versions (including one with cantillation marks) and may be downloaded.
The article on "Cantillation" in the Jewish Encyclopedia shows tunes for "Prophets (other readings)" for both the Western Sephardi and the Baghdadi traditions.
The Tiberian system also includes a set of cantillation marks, called " trope ", used to indicate how scriptural passages should be chanted in synagogue recitations of scripture (although these marks do not appear in the scrolls).
Common combinations with cantillation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: