pazer

{{Hebrew cantillation|name_en=Pazer|name_he=פָּזֵ֡ר|smbl=֡|smpl=וַיֹּֽאמְר֡וּ}}

Pazer ({{langx|he|פָּזֵר}}) is a cantillation mark found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books of the Hebrew Bible. The pazer is generally followed by a Telisha ketana or gedola; on rare occasions when it is followed by another Pazer.

The Pazer is used to prolong a word significantly during the reading.Tuning the Soul: Music As a Spiritual Process in the Teachings of Rabbi ... By Chani Haran Smith, page 29 This places strong emphasis on the meaning of the particular word.Tit'haru! By Avigdor Nebentsal, page 162

The Hebrew word {{lang|he|rtl=yes|פָּזֵר}} translates into English as distribute or disseminate. This relates to the high number of notes in its melody. In a mystical interpretation, it shows the distribution of divinity.A river flows from Eden: the language of mystical experience in the Zohar By Melila Hellner-Eshed, page 264-65