Kadma (Hebrew: קַדְמָא, with variant English spellings) is a common cantillation mark found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books of the Hebrew Bible.
It can be found by itself preceding certain trope groups, or together with a Geresh, in which case, the pair is known as "Kadma-V'Azla."
[1] The symbols for Kadma V'Azla are designed to resemble the fingers of an outstretched hand in a curved position.
[3] The word Kadma is related to the Hebrew קדמה (kedma), east.
The melody for a Kadma V'Azla is a continual string of notes without a break as follows: