Sof passuk
The sof passuk (Hebrew: , "end of verse", also spelled sof pasuq and other variant English spellings, and sometimes called סילוק silluq) is the cantillation mark that occurs on the last word of every verse, or "passuk", in the Tanakh. Some short verses contain only members of the "sof passuk" group. The "sof passuk" can be preceded by the marks "mercha", "tipcha", and "mercha" in that order, including either all or some of these. However, these "merchot" and "tipchot" do not necessarily have the same melody as those in the etnachta group. Altogether, there are five possible arrangements how  these can appear. Melody. Different melodies are assigned to the trope for each section of the Hebrew Bible: The Torah, the Haftarah, and the Megillot. Different Jewish communities also use different Torah tropes. The following should not be considered an exhaustive list of all possible cantillations. Basic. Appears at the end of a verse. Section::::"Sof parasha"/"sof hachelek". Appears at the end of a "parashah". In the Ten Commandments. There is controversy over the use of the "sof passuk" during the reading of the Ten Commandments. There are two versions of the trope sounds for the Ten Commandments, one that divides  them into 13 verses, based on the number of "sof passuk" notes, and the other that divides them into ten verses, the actual number of commandments. It is for this reason that not all commandments actually have a "sof passuk" at the end of their own names. Other versions. Sof parasha. The end of a single reading ("aliya") which is chanted in a different melody, thereby giving the sound of finality to the reading. The tune for the end of the aliya can be applied to different verses based on different reading schedules, including the full parasha (on Shabbat during  Shacharit in most synagogues), a partial reading (as is read on weekdays, Shabbat Mincha, and the selected readings of various holidays), or the Triennial cycle. Sof sefer. At the conclusion to any "sefer" of the Torah, a special tune is used for the words ""hazak hazak venithazek"" after the reader finishes the book. These words are recited first by the congregation and then repeated by the reader.