- cantillated
- v. chant, intone
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MASORETIC ACCENTS — (Musical Rendition). HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT In Jewish tradition, the formal reading of certain of the books of the Bible in worship and in study is carried out with a musical intonation linked closely with the masoretic accents of the text and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
History of religious Jewish music — This article is about the sacred and religious music of Judaism from Biblical to Modern times. For the main article on religious Jewish music, see Religious Jewish music.The history of religious Jewish music spans over two millennia and covers… … Wikipedia
cantillation — [kant΄ l ā′shən] n. 〚< cantillate, chant (< L cantillatus, pp. of cantillare, hum, sing low < cantare: see CHANT) & ION〛 in Jewish liturgy, a chanting or reciting with certain prescribed musical phrases indicated by notations cantillate [kant΄… … Universalium
cantillate — cantillation, n. /kan tl ayt /, v.t., cantillated, cantillating. to chant; intone. [1860 65; < LL cantillatus sung low, hummed (ptp. of cantillare), equiv. to cant sing (see CANT1) + ill dim. suffix + atus ATE1] * * * … Universalium
cantillate — [c]/ˈkæntəleɪt/ (say kantuhlayt) verb (cantillated, cantillating) –verb (i) 1. to chant passages of the Hebrew Bible as part of a religious service. 2. to chant or intone a text. –verb (t) 3. to utter in a chant. {Latin cantillāre to sing softly …
cantillation — [kant΄ l ā′shən] n. [< cantillate, chant (< L cantillatus, pp. of cantillare, hum, sing low < cantare: see CHANT) & ION] in Jewish liturgy, a chanting or reciting with certain prescribed musical phrases indicated by notations cantillate… … English World dictionary
TALMUD, MUSICAL RENDITION — The Mishnah and Gemara were called the Oral Law (Torah she be al Peh) and continued to be called thus even after they had been put in writing. The transmission of an unwritten text depends on constant repetition (one of the meanings of the term… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
TORAH, READING OF — History The practice of reading the Pentateuch (Torah) in public is undoubtedly ancient. The sources, however, do not permit the definite tracing of the historical development of the custom. The command to assemble the people at the end of every… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
