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Zakef Gadol
Masoretic accent, meaning 'major raising' or 'full upright', placed above words in the…

Zakef Katan
Masoretic accent, meaning 'minor raising' or 'lesser upright', placed above words in the…

Zarka
Masoretic accent, meaning 'scatterer' used in the cantillation of the Bible and possibly…

Zemirot
The word Zemirot means literally 'songs' or 'hymns' but is used to refer to two specific…

Niggun dvekut
See: Cleving tune

Fal
In Yiddish, in most of the Hasidic dynasties, the word Fal refers to a section of a…

Tenu'a (yd. pronunciation: tnue, tnie)
A term used by Hassidim and East European hazzanim; it literally means 'Movement.' An…

Niggun
A monophonic folk music composition, vocal or instrumental, with or without text,…

Diwan
In Arab culture, a Diwan is an anthology of poems by one or several poets. In the…
Mitsve Tants
The Mitsve Tants, or Kosher Tants, is a ritual dance imbued with mystical significance.…