Yeshivish glossary term
trop
טראָפּ
Meaning
- cantillation melody or marks used for Torah and haftarah reading
- Torah-reading chant system
Alternate spellings
trope
Usage and context
Yeshivish/Ashkenazi term for the cantillation system; Hebrew terminology is taamei hamikra.
- Category
- Torah reading
- Language origin
- Yiddish
Example in Yeshivish
He is practicing the trop.
Plain-English example
He is practicing the Torah-reading cantillation.