Talk:Zakef gadol

May also be followed by sof pasuk?

The article currently says:

A zakef segment, which includes either a zakef gadol or katan, will either be followed by another zakef segment or the Etnachta group, usually starting with a Mercha.

But I'm in the process of learning a passage containing a counterexample. Genesis 12:19 is:

לָמָ֤ה אָמַ֙רְתָּ֙ אֲחֹ֣תִי הִ֔וא וָאֶקַּ֥ח אֹתָ֛הּ לִ֖י לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וְעַתָּ֕ה הִנֵּ֥ה אִשְׁתְּךָ֖ קַ֥ח וָלֵֽךְ׃

That ends with zakef gadol followed by neither a zakef segment nor the etnachta group, but rather a sof pasuk group. My understanding is that zakef (whether katan or gadol), as a second-level disjunctive, may divide either etnachta or sof pasuk.

I'm loath to directly disagree with Prof. Jacobson, but I wonder if he's being quoted correctly here. I don't have access to the cited book. Google Books has a few similar editions by the same author, including the student edition on page 118 of which he merely says:

Zakef is a strong disjunctive; only siluk and etnaḥta are stronger. A zakef segment will always be followed by a tippeḥa segment. Zakef is stronger than the ensuing tippeḥa. A zakef segment may also be followed by one or more other zakef segments, but they will eventually be followed by a tippeḥa segment.

This was added in this contribution by @Xyz7890, although that user apparently hasn't been active since 2015. Could somebody check the source to see exactly what it says? Colin Watson (talk) 07:40, 9 July 2024 (UTC)