Mercha kefula
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Mercha kefula (מֵרְכָא כּפוּלָ֦ה, with variant English spellings) is a rare cantillation mark that occurs 5 times in the Torah (once in Genesis, once in Exodus, once in Leviticus, and twice in Numbers) and once in the Haftarah (for Behaalotecha and for the intermediate Shabbat for Chanukah, in the Book of Zechariah.)
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Sof passuk | ׃ | paseq | ׀ | ||||
etnakhta/atnakh | ֑ | segol | ֒ | ||||
shalshelet | ֓ | zaqef qaton | ֔ | ||||
zaqef gadol | ֕ | tifcha/tarkha | ֖ | ||||
rivia/ravia’ | ֗ | zarqa | ֘ | ||||
pashta | ֙ | yetiv | ֚ | ||||
tevir | ֛ | geresh/gerish | ֜ | ||||
geresh muqdam [de] | ֝ | gershayim/shenei gerishin | ֞ | ||||
karnei pharah | ֟ | telisha gedola/talsha | ֠ | ||||
pazer (gadol) | ֡ | atnah hafukh [de] | ֢ | ||||
munakh/shofar holekh | ֣ | mahapakh/shofar mehupakh | ֤ | ||||
merkha/ma’arikh | ֥ | merkha kefula/terei ta’amei | ֦ | ||||
darga | ֧ | qadma | ֨ | ||||
telisha qetana/tarsa | ֩ | yerah ben yomo | ֪ | ||||
ole | ֫ | illuy | ֬ | ||||
dehi [de] | ֭ | zinor | ֮ | ||||
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The Hebrew words מֵרְכָא כּפוּלָ֦ה translate into English as double mercha. This name is given since the mark that is used appears like two merchas.