Segol (Hebrew: סְגוֹל also known as Segolta, with variant English spellings), is a cantillation mark found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books of the Hebrew Bible. The Segol occurs together with a preceding Zarka, sometimes with a Munach preceding one or both.
The Segol group is considered to be a disjunctive. It occurs in place of the Katan group or a Zakef gadol.[1] It is the strongest disjunctive group ahead of the Etnachta group.[2]
The Hebrew word Hebrew: rtl=yes|סְגוֹל translates into English as bunch, referring to a bunch of grapes. This is reflected in its appearance as a three-dot symbol.
| Book | Number of appearances | |
|---|---|---|
| Torah | 368[3] | |
| Genesis | 72 | |
| Exodus | 79 | |
| Leviticus | 55 | |
| Numbers | 96 | |
| Deuteronomy | 66 | |
| Nevi'im | 181[4] | |
| Ketuvim | 173 |