Hand Signs

It is a tradition in many synagogues for one or both of the gabbaiim to make hand gestures to indicate the proper trope to the Torah reader. Below is a set of these gestures that can help with both reading and practicing a Torah portion.

Etnakhta hand sign
אתנחת֑אEtnakhta
Munakh hand sign
מונ֣חMunakh
Tipkha hand sign
תפח֖אTipkha
Merkha hand sign
מרכ֥אMerkha
Sof Passuk hand sign
סוף־פסוֽקSof Passuk
Merkha hand sign
מרכ֥אMerkha
Sof Aliyah hand sign
סיף־אלייֽהSof Aliyah
Zakef Katan hand sign
זקף־קט֔ןZakef Katan
Munakh hand sign
מונ֣חMunakh
Pashta hand sign
פשט֙אPashta
Mapakh hand sign
מהפ֤ךMapakh
Zakef Gadol hand sign
זקף־גד֕ולZakef Gadol
Yitiv hand sign
ית֚יבYitiv
R'via hand sign
רב֗יעR'via
Munakh hand sign
מונ֣חMunakh
Munakh Legarme hand sign
מונח־לגרמ֣ה ׀Munakh Legarme
Gershayim hand sign
גרש֞יםGershayim
T'vir hand sign
תב֛ירT'vir
Merkha hand sign
מרכ֥אMerkha
Pazer hand sign
פז֡רPazer
Munakh hand sign
מונ֣חMunakh
Darga hand sign
דרג֧אDarga
Segol hand sign
סג֒ילSegol
Munakh hand sign
מונ֣חMunakh
Zarka hand sign
זרק֘אZarka
Munakh hand sign
מונ֣חMunakh
Azla Geresh hand sign
אזלא־ג֜רשAzla Geresh
Kadma hand sign
קדמ֨אKadma
T'lisha Kitanah hand sign
תלישה־קטנה֩T'lisha Kitanah
Munakh hand sign
מונ֣חMunakh
Kadma V'Azla hand sign
קדמ֨א ואזל֜אKadma V'Azla
T'lisha Gidolah hand sign
ת֠לישה־גדולהT'lisha Gidolah