Poetic checker run on WLC
Introduction
This page lists the 25 poetic (Three Books) WLC 4.22 verses the poetic accent grammar cannot parse cleanly (13 missing-silluq, 12 NO_PARSE). Use the filter below to narrow the list.
For the converse — the quirks the checker silently accepts rather than flags, including the poetic ps124:4 geresh charity, with the alternate readings shown as parse trees — see the Almost errors page.
Each verse falls into one of two documented kinds:
- “missing silluq,” where the sof pasuq arrives with no silluq, recovered into an ERROR-leaf tree (structure preserved).
- “NO_PARSE,” a structural L anomaly for which no valid tree exists — whether the disjunctive hierarchy is violated, a token is lexically illicit, or a chanted word has no accent at all (shown as NO_ACCENT); the offending accent, or the NO_ACCENT, where the parse dead-ended is marked “← stalled here” in its tree and named in the meta line.
Each verse shows its pointed-Hebrew text (the verse-final chanted word highlighted for
missing-silluq cases) and — for missing-silluq verses — a SAT focus-word table comparing the WLC
focus word against its UXLC and MAM-simple readings. The per-verse summary is mechanically
auto-derived — but from an alignment of the two verses chanted word by chanted word, not from the
conjunctive-stripped skeletons above, so a divider that merely sits on a different chanted word is
reported as such rather than as a phantom substitution. It is labelled tentative — not a hand-vetted
attribution. See doc/PLAN-poetic-accent-grammar.md for the full taxonomy.
Psalms 31:20
🔗 Kind: Missing silluq (ERROR-leaf recovery).
Auto-derived summary (tentative): Chanted-word-aligned against MAM-simple, WLC segments this stretch as מה, רב־טובך [tsinnor] where MAM has מה־רב־טובך [tsinnor]; on אדם, WLC has no divider (a conjunctive) where MAM has silluq.
מ֤ה רב־ טובך֮ אשר־ צפ֪נת ליר֫א֥יך פ֭עלת לחס֣ים ב֑ך נ֝֗גד בנ֣י אדם׃
מ֤ה רב־ טובך֮ אשר־ צפ֪נת ליר֫א֥יך פ֭עלת לחס֣ים ב֑ך נ֝֗גד בנ֣י אדם׃
| אדם׃ | ]1 | sof_pasuq | wlc_focus |
| אדֽם׃ | silluq-sof_pasuq | diff_wlc_mam |
| 0 | slqc | |||||
| 1 | oleh_weyoredc | slqc | ||||
| 2 | tsinnorp | oleh_weyoredp | atnc | slqc | ||
| 3 | dexip | atnp | rev_mugrashp | slqp | ||
| mah tsinnor | galgal oleh we-yored | dexi | mun atn | rev mugrash | ERROR | |
Psalms 32:2
🔗 Kind: Missing silluq (ERROR-leaf recovery).
Auto-derived summary (tentative): Chanted-word-aligned against MAM-simple, WLC segments this stretch as אשרי, אדם [revia gadol] where MAM has אשרי־אדם [revia gadol]; on רמיה, WLC has no divider (a conjunctive) where MAM has silluq.
א֥שרי אד֗ם ל֤א יחש֬ב יהו֣ה ל֣ו עו֑ן וא֖ין ברוח֣ו רמיה׃
א֥שרי אד֗ם ל֤א יחש֬ב יהו֣ה ל֣ו עו֑ן וא֖ין ברוח֣ו רמיה׃
| רמיה׃ | ]1 | sof_pasuq | wlc_focus |
| רמיֽה׃ | silluq-sof_pasuq | diff_wlc_mam |
| 0 | slqc | ||
| 1 | atnc | slqp | |
| 2 | rev_gadolp | atnp | |
| mer rev gadol | mah illuy mun mun atn | ERROR | |
Psalms 37:31
🔗 Kind: Missing silluq (ERROR-leaf recovery).
Auto-derived summary (tentative): Chanted-word-aligned against MAM-simple, on אשריו, WLC has no divider (a conjunctive) where MAM has silluq.
תור֣ת אלה֣יו בלב֑ו ל֖א תמע֣ד אשריו׃
תור֣ת אלה֣יו בלב֑ו ל֖א תמע֣ד אשריו׃
| אשריו׃ | ]c | sof_pasuq | wlc_focus |
| אשרֽיו׃ | silluq-sof_pasuq | diff_wlc_mam |
| 0 | slqc | |
| 1 | atnp | slqp |
| mun mun atn | ERROR | |
Psalms 37:32
🔗 Kind: Missing silluq (ERROR-leaf recovery).
Auto-derived summary (tentative): Chanted-word-aligned against MAM-simple, on להמיתו, WLC has no divider (a conjunctive) where MAM has silluq.
צופ֣ה ר֭שע לצד֑יק ו֝מבק֗ש להמיתו׃
צופ֣ה ר֭שע לצד֑יק ו֝מבק֗ש להמיתו׃
| להמיתו׃ | ]1 | sof_pasuq | wlc_focus |
| להמיתֽו׃ | silluq-sof_pasuq | diff_wlc_mam |
| 0 | slqc | |||
| 1 | atnc | slqc | ||
| 2 | dexip | atnp | rev_mugrashp | slqp |
| mun dexi | atn | rev mugrash | ERROR | |
Psalms 38:10
🔗 Kind: NO_PARSE (L anomaly — no valid tree exists).
Auto-derived summary (tentative): Chanted-word-aligned against MAM-simple, on אדני, WLC has no accent where MAM has revia gadol.
אדני נגדך֥ כל־ תאות֑י ו֝אנחת֗י ממך֥ לא־ נסתֽרה׃
אדני נגדך֥ כל־ תאות֑י ו֝אנחת֗י ממך֥ לא־ נסתֽרה׃
| 0 | no_parse | ||||||
| NO_ACCENT ← stalled here | MERKHA | ATNAX | REVIA_MUGRASH | MERKHA | SILLUQ | ERROR | |
Psalms 56:10
🔗 Kind: NO_PARSE (L anomaly — no valid tree exists). Summary: On the verse-initial chanted word אָ֥֨ז, WLC transcribes TWO accents on the one alef — a merkha (below) and a qadma/azla (above). (This transcription is plausible but uncertain: see the LC image and its discussion below.) MAM has the azla alone; according to Breuer, the Aleppo Codex likewise has azla and Sassoon 1053 has merkha. The checker fuses the pair into one order-less merkha!azla bang-pair and flags the verse as a lexical anomaly: only a few accent pairs (revia + geresh muqdam, deḥi + munaḥ, oleh + yored) may legitimately share one letter, and merkha + azla is not among them.
Auto-derived summary (tentative): WLC and MAM-simple agree on the disjunctive skeleton, yet the verse does not parse — so the anomaly is below the disjunctive skeleton (a conjunctive or lexical matter), not a disjunctive divergence. This skeleton-level oracle does not look beneath the skeleton, so it cannot say whether WLC and MAM diverge there (they may well: e.g. Ps 56:10's extra merkha).
א֥֨ז י֘ש֤ובו אויב֣י א֭חור בי֣ום אקר֑א זה־ י֝ד֗עתי כי־ אלה֥ים לֽי׃
א֥֨ז י֘ש֤ובו אויב֣י א֭חור בי֣ום אקר֑א זה־ י֝ד֗עתי כי־ אלה֥ים לֽי׃
| 0 | no_parse | |||||||||
| MERKHA_AZLA ← stalled here | MAHAPAKH_METSUNNAR | MUNAX | DEXI | MUNAX | ATNAX | REVIA_MUGRASH | MERKHA | SILLUQ | ERROR | |
Across the sources the two marks split cleanly one-each: MAM has azla; according to Breuer, the Aleppo Codex likewise has azla and Sassoon 1053 has merkha. That the LC has BOTH, on a single letter, could be an attempt to preserve two single-accent traditions — recording the two options rather than choosing.
The upper mark (transcribed as the qadma/azla) is in any case oddly placed and oddly shaped; it could as easily be a misshapen part of the alef as a deliberate accent — so even the azla half of the supposed pair is uncertain, much as the Job 31:15 geresh muqdam is.
The checker represents the cluster faithfully as one merkha!azla bang-pair but does NOT bless it grammatically (it is not a licit servus), so the verse is a NO_PARSE ungrammatical verse rather than a silently-clean parse. Each of the four interpretations — merkha alone, azla alone, and the two orderings as a sequence — does parse, but only weakly: our poetic conjunctive grammar is permissive, so it cannot yet make “both options are well-formed” a strong claim. Strengthening that is a noted, separate direction.
Psalms 59:5
🔗 Kind: Missing silluq (ERROR-leaf recovery).
Auto-derived summary (tentative): Chanted-word-aligned against MAM-simple, WLC segments this stretch as ירוצון where MAM has ירצון; on וראה, WLC has no divider (a conjunctive) where MAM has silluq.
בלי־ ע֭ון ירוצ֣ון ויכונ֑נו ע֖ורה לקראת֣י וראה׃
בלי־ ע֭ון ירוצ֣ון ויכונ֑נו ע֖ורה לקראת֣י וראה׃
| וראה׃ | ]1 | sof_pasuq | wlc_focus |
| וראֽה׃ | silluq-sof_pasuq | diff_wlc_mam |
| 0 | slqc | ||
| 1 | atnc | slqp | |
| 2 | dexip | atnp | |
| dexi | mun atn | ERROR | |
Psalms 60:13
🔗 Kind: Missing silluq (ERROR-leaf recovery).
Auto-derived summary (tentative): Chanted-word-aligned against MAM-simple, on אדם, WLC has no divider (a conjunctive) where MAM has silluq.
הבה־ ל֣נו עזר֣ת מצ֑ר ו֝ש֗וא תשוע֥ת אדם׃
הבה־ ל֣נו עזר֣ת מצ֑ר ו֝ש֗וא תשוע֥ת אדם׃
| אדם׃ | ]1 | sof_pasuq | wlc_focus |
| אדֽם׃ | silluq-sof_pasuq | diff_wlc_mam |
| 0 | slqc | ||
| 1 | atnp | slqc | |
| 2 | rev_mugrashp | slqp | |
| mun mun atn | rev mugrash | ERROR | |
Psalms 62:4
🔗 Kind: NO_PARSE (L anomaly — no valid tree exists).
Auto-derived summary (tentative): WLC and MAM-simple have the same disjunctive skeleton, but aligned chanted word by chanted word, WLC segments this stretch as על [no accent], איש [tsinnor] where MAM has על־איש [tsinnor].
עד־ א֤נה׀ תהותת֣ו על איש֮ תרצח֪ו כ֫לכ֥ם כק֥יר נט֑וי ג֝ד֗ר הדחויֽה׃
עד־ א֤נה׀ תהותת֣ו על איש֮ תרצח֪ו כ֫לכ֥ם כק֥יר נט֑וי ג֝ד֗ר הדחויֽה׃
| 0 | no_parse | ||||||||||
| LEGARMEH | MUNAX | NO_ACCENT ← stalled here | TSINNOR | GALGAL | OLEH_WEYORED | MERKHA | ATNAX | REVIA_MUGRASH | SILLUQ | ERROR | |
Psalms 68:13
🔗 Kind: NO_PARSE (L anomaly — no valid tree exists).
Auto-derived summary (tentative): WLC and MAM-simple have the same disjunctive skeleton, but aligned chanted word by chanted word, WLC segments this stretch as ונות [no accent], בית [revia mugrash] where MAM has ונות־בית [revia mugrash].
מלכ֣י צ֭באות ידד֣ון ידד֑ון ונות ב֝֗ית תחל֥ק שלֽל׃
מלכ֣י צ֭באות ידד֣ון ידד֑ון ונות ב֝֗ית תחל֥ק שלֽל׃
| 0 | no_parse | ||||||||
| MUNAX | DEXI | MUNAX | ATNAX | NO_ACCENT ← stalled here | REVIA_MUGRASH | MERKHA | SILLUQ | ERROR | |
Psalms 71:4
🔗 Kind: Missing silluq (ERROR-leaf recovery).
Auto-derived summary (tentative): Chanted-word-aligned against MAM-simple, on וחומץ, WLC has no divider (a conjunctive) where MAM has silluq.
אלה֗י פ֭לטני מי֣ד רש֑ע מכ֖ף מעו֣ל וחומץ׃
אלה֗י פ֭לטני מי֣ד רש֑ע מכ֖ף מעו֣ל וחומץ׃
| וחומץ׃ | ]1 | sof_pasuq | wlc_focus |
| וחומֽץ׃ | silluq-sof_pasuq | diff_wlc_mam |
| 0 | slqc | |||
| 1 | atnc | slqp | ||
| 2 | rev_gadolp | atnc | ||
| 3 | dexip | atnp | ||
| rev gadol | dexi | mun atn | ERROR | |
Psalms 74:17
🔗 Kind: Missing silluq (ERROR-leaf recovery).
Auto-derived summary (tentative): Chanted-word-aligned against MAM-simple, on יצרתם, WLC has no divider (a conjunctive) where MAM has silluq.
את֣ה ה֭צבת כל־ גבול֣ות א֑רץ ק֥יץ ו֝ח֗רף את֥ה יצרתם׃
את֣ה ה֭צבת כל־ גבול֣ות א֑רץ ק֥יץ ו֝ח֗רף את֥ה יצרתם׃
| יצרתם׃ | ]1 | sof_pasuq | wlc_focus |
| יצרתֽם׃ | silluq-sof_pasuq | diff_wlc_mam |
| 0 | slqc | |||
| 1 | atnc | slqc | ||
| 2 | dexip | atnp | rev_mugrashp | slqp |
| mun dexi | mun atn | mer rev mugrash | ERROR | |
Psalms 78:41
🔗 Kind: Missing silluq (ERROR-leaf recovery).
Auto-derived summary (tentative): Chanted-word-aligned against MAM-simple, on התוו, WLC has no divider (a conjunctive) where MAM has silluq.
ויש֣ובו וינס֣ו א֑ל וקד֖וש ישרא֣ל התוו׃
ויש֣ובו וינס֣ו א֑ל וקד֖וש ישרא֣ל התוו׃
| התוו׃ | ]1 | sof_pasuq | wlc_focus |
| התוֽו׃ | silluq-sof_pasuq | diff_wlc_mam |
| 0 | slqc | |
| 1 | atnp | slqp |
| mun mun atn | ERROR | |
Psalms 89:7
🔗 Kind: Missing silluq (ERROR-leaf recovery).
Auto-derived summary (tentative): Chanted-word-aligned against MAM-simple, on אלים, WLC has no divider (a conjunctive) where MAM has silluq.
כ֤י מ֣י ב֭שחק יער֣ך ליהו֑ה ידמ֥ה ל֝יהו֗ה בבנ֥י אלים׃
כ֤י מ֣י ב֭שחק יער֣ך ליהו֑ה ידמ֥ה ל֝יהו֗ה בבנ֥י אלים׃
| אלים׃ | ]1 | sof_pasuq | wlc_focus |
| אלֽים׃ | silluq-sof_pasuq | diff_wlc_mam |
| 0 | slqc | |||
| 1 | atnc | slqc | ||
| 2 | dexip | atnp | rev_mugrashp | slqp |
| mah mun dexi | mun atn | mer rev mugrash | ERROR | |
Psalms 89:41
🔗 Kind: Missing silluq (ERROR-leaf recovery).
Auto-derived summary (tentative): Chanted-word-aligned against MAM-simple, on מחתה, WLC has no divider (a conjunctive) where MAM has silluq.
פר֥צת כל־ גדרת֑יו ש֖מת מבצר֣יו מחתה׃
פר֥צת כל־ גדרת֑יו ש֖מת מבצר֣יו מחתה׃
| מחתה׃ | ]1 | sof_pasuq | wlc_focus |
| מחתֽה׃ | silluq-sof_pasuq | diff_wlc_mam |
| 0 | slqc | |
| 1 | atnp | slqp |
| mer atn | ERROR | |
Psalms 118:17
🔗 Kind: NO_PARSE (L anomaly — no valid tree exists).
Auto-derived summary (tentative): WLC and MAM-simple have the same disjunctive skeleton, but aligned chanted word by chanted word, WLC segments this stretch as לא [no accent], אמות where MAM has לא־אמות.
לא אמ֥ות כי־ אחי֑ה ו֝אספ֗ר מעש֥י יֽה׃
לא אמ֥ות כי־ אחי֑ה ו֝אספ֗ר מעש֥י יֽה׃
| 0 | no_parse | ||||||
| NO_ACCENT ← stalled here | MERKHA | ATNAX | REVIA_MUGRASH | MERKHA | SILLUQ | ERROR | |
Psalms 119:96
🔗 Kind: NO_PARSE (L anomaly — no valid tree exists).
Auto-derived summary (tentative): WLC and MAM-simple have the same disjunctive skeleton, but aligned chanted word by chanted word, WLC segments this stretch as לכל [no accent], תכלה [dexi] where MAM has לכל־תכלה [dexi].
לכל ת֭כלה רא֣יתי ק֑ץ רחב֖ה מצותך֣ מאֽד׃
לכל ת֭כלה רא֣יתי ק֑ץ רחב֖ה מצותך֣ מאֽד׃
| 0 | no_parse | |||||||
| NO_ACCENT ← stalled here | DEXI | MUNAX | ATNAX | TARXA | MUNAX | SILLUQ | ERROR | |
Proverbs 2:21
🔗 Kind: NO_PARSE (L anomaly — no valid tree exists).
Auto-derived summary (tentative): WLC and MAM-simple have the same disjunctive skeleton, but aligned chanted word by chanted word, WLC segments this stretch as ישכנו [no accent], ארץ [atnax] where MAM has ישכנו־ארץ [atnax].
כי־ ישר֥ים ישכנו א֑רץ ו֝תמימ֗ים יו֥תרו בֽה׃
כי־ ישר֥ים ישכנו א֑רץ ו֝תמימ֗ים יו֥תרו בֽה׃
| 0 | no_parse | ||||||
| MERKHA | NO_ACCENT ← stalled here | ATNAX | REVIA_MUGRASH | MERKHA | SILLUQ | ERROR | |
Proverbs 8:28
🔗 Kind: Missing silluq (ERROR-leaf recovery).
Auto-derived summary (tentative): Chanted-word-aligned against MAM-simple, on תהום, WLC has no divider (a conjunctive) where MAM has silluq.
באמצ֣ו שחק֣ים ממ֑על ב֝עז֗וז עינ֥ות תהום׃
באמצ֣ו שחק֣ים ממ֑על ב֝עז֗וז עינ֥ות תהום׃
| תהום׃ | ]U | sof_pasuq | wlc_focus |
| תהֽום׃ | silluq-sof_pasuq | diff_wlc_mam |
| 0 | slqc | ||
| 1 | atnp | slqc | |
| 2 | rev_mugrashp | slqp | |
| mun mun atn | rev mugrash | ERROR | |
Proverbs 24:15
🔗 Kind: Missing silluq (ERROR-leaf recovery).
Auto-derived summary (tentative): Chanted-word-aligned against MAM-simple, on רבצו, WLC has no divider (a conjunctive) where MAM has silluq.
אל־ תאר֣ב ר֭שע לנו֣ה צד֑יק אל־ תשד֥ד רבצו׃
אל־ תאר֣ב ר֭שע לנו֣ה צד֑יק אל־ תשד֥ד רבצו׃
| רבצו׃ | ]Q]c]n | sof_pasuq | wlc_focus |
| רבצֽו׃ | silluq-sof_pasuq | diff_wlc_mam |
| 0 | slqc | ||
| 1 | atnc | slqp | |
| 2 | dexip | atnp | |
| mun dexi | mun atn | ERROR | |
Proverbs 28:7
🔗 Kind: NO_PARSE (L anomaly — no valid tree exists).
Auto-derived summary (tentative): WLC and MAM-simple have the same disjunctive skeleton, but aligned chanted word by chanted word, on ורעה, WLC has no accent where MAM has no divider (a conjunctive).
נוצ֣ר ת֭ורה ב֣ן מב֑ין ורעה ז֝ולל֗ים יכל֥ים אבֽיו׃
נוצ֣ר ת֭ורה ב֣ן מב֑ין ורעה ז֝ולל֗ים יכל֥ים אבֽיו׃
| 0 | no_parse | ||||||||
| MUNAX | DEXI | MUNAX | ATNAX | NO_ACCENT ← stalled here | REVIA_MUGRASH | MERKHA | SILLUQ | ERROR | |
Proverbs 28:17
🔗 Kind: NO_PARSE (L anomaly — no valid tree exists).
Auto-derived summary (tentative): Chanted-word-aligned against MAM-simple, on בדם־נפש, WLC has no accent where MAM has atnax.
א֭דם עש֣ק בדם־ נפש עד־ ב֥ור י֝נ֗וס אל־ יתמכו־ בֽו׃
א֭דם עש֣ק בדם־ נפש עד־ ב֥ור י֝נ֗וס אל־ יתמכו־ בֽו׃
| 0 | no_parse | ||||||
| DEXI | MUNAX | NO_ACCENT ← stalled here | MERKHA | REVIA_MUGRASH | SILLUQ | ERROR | |
Job 17:3
🔗 Kind: NO_PARSE (L anomaly — no valid tree exists).
Auto-derived summary (tentative): WLC and MAM-simple have the same disjunctive skeleton, but aligned chanted word by chanted word, on מי, WLC has no accent where MAM has no divider (a conjunctive).
שימה־ נ֭א ערב֣ני עמ֑ך מי ה֝֗וא ליד֥י יתקֽע׃
שימה־ נ֭א ערב֣ני עמ֑ך מי ה֝֗וא ליד֥י יתקֽע׃
| 0 | no_parse | |||||||
| DEXI | MUNAX | ATNAX | NO_ACCENT ← stalled here | REVIA_MUGRASH | MERKHA | SILLUQ | ERROR | |
Job 22:21
🔗 Kind: NO_PARSE (L anomaly — no valid tree exists).
Auto-derived summary (tentative): WLC and MAM-simple have the same disjunctive skeleton, but aligned chanted word by chanted word, on עמו, WLC has atnax where MAM has no divider (a conjunctive); on ושלם, WLC has no accent where MAM has atnax.
הסכן־ נ֣א עמ֑ו ושלם ב֝ה֗ם תבואתך֥ טובֽה׃
הסכן־ נ֣א עמ֑ו ושלם ב֝ה֗ם תבואתך֥ טובֽה׃
| 0 | no_parse | ||||||
| MUNAX | ATNAX | NO_ACCENT ← stalled here | REVIA_MUGRASH | MERKHA | SILLUQ | ERROR | |
Job 31:15
🔗 Kind: NO_PARSE (L anomaly — no valid tree exists). Summary: On the verse-initial chanted word, WLC transcribes a malformed mark — absent from MAM (and from BHL) — that the UXLC note page (linked above) flags with a transcription-uncertainty marker.
Mwd | UXLC | UXLC note page
Auto-derived summary (tentative): Chanted-word-aligned against MAM-simple, on הלא־בבטן, WLC has revia mugrash, dexi where MAM has dexi.
ה֝לא־ ב֭בטן עש֣ני עש֑הו ו֝יכנ֗נו בר֥חם אחֽד׃
ה֝לא־ ב֭בטן עש֣ני עש֑הו ו֝יכנ֗נו בר֥חם אחֽד׃
| 0 | no_parse | |||||||
| REVIA_MUGRASH | DEXI | MUNAX | ATNAX ← stalled here | REVIA_MUGRASH | MERKHA | SILLUQ | ERROR | |
The UXLC note for this verse describes the mark WLC transcribes here as a geresh muqdam of “a very odd shape,” a vertical straight line arising from the top front of the he, and flags it with a transcription-uncertainty “t” marker; BHL lacks the geresh muqdam entirely.
In my opinion, to transcribe this mark at all is uncharitable. To continue to transcribe it with the benefit of the high-resolution color images now available seems not just uncharitable but aggressively uncharitable, almost absurd.