Gershayim (Hebrew: גֵּרְשַׁיִם, with variant English spellings) is a cantillation mark that is found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books of the Hebrew Bible.
The Hebrew word Hebrew: rtl=yes|גֵּרְשַׁיִם translates into English as double geresh.
Book | Number of appearances | |
---|---|---|
Torah | 510[1] | |
Genesis | 113 | |
Exodus | 99 | |
Leviticus | 76 | |
Numbers | 114 | |
Deuteronomy | 108 | |
Nevi'im | 447[2] | |
Ketuvim | 341 |