Gershayim
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| Gershayim | ||
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| punctuation mark | ״ | פַּרְדֵּ״ס |
| cantillation mark | ֞ | וּרְד֞וּ |
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| "פַּרְדֵּ״ס", "וּרְד֞וּ" | ||
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Gershayim (Hebrew: גֵּרְשַׁיִם, without niqqud גרשיים), also occasionally grashayim,[1] can refer to either of two distinct typographical marks in the Hebrew language. The name literally means "double geresh".
Punctuation mark
There are a few different uses for this mark in punctuation:
- To indicate a Hebrew acronym.[2]
- To indicate a multi-digit Hebrew numeral.
- and many other uses.
Cantillation mark
The mark of also used as a "cantillation mark", to indicate the which syllables to say more strongly when reciting from the Hebrew Bible, such is also known as the "Tanakh".
Computer encoding
Most keyboards do not have a key for the gershayim. As a result, a quotation mark is often used instead.
| Appearance | Code Points | Name |
|---|---|---|
| ״ | U+05F4 | Hebrew Punctuation Gershayim |
| ֞ | U+059E | Hebrew Accent Gershayim |
Related pages
References
- ↑ Template:Cite GHG
- ↑ Hebrew punctuation guidelines, § 31, Academy of the Hebrew Language Archived 15 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine