U+05A4 "֤" Hebrew Accent Mahapakh Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+05A4 "֤" Hebrew Accent Mahapakh is a cantillation mark used in the Masoretic system of Biblical Hebrew, typically placed below a Hebrew letter to indicate a specific melodic motif for chanting scripture. Also known by its Yiddish name as a "pashta," this accent primarily serves as a disjunctive trope, signifying a pause or separation within a verse, and it is often paired with a preceding conjunctive mark. Its distinctive shape, resembling a small arc or comma, helps guide the reader in correct phrasing and musical intonation during the ritual reading of the Torah.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+05A4 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hebrew Accent Mahapakh |
| Block | Hebrew |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Below |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ֤ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ֤ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xD6 0xA4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x05A4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000005A4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u05a4 |