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Drawing a circle around the five points creates a similar symbol referred to as the pentacle, [1] which is used widely by Wiccans and in paganism, or as a sign of life and connections. The word pentagram comes from the Greek word πεντάγραμμον (pentagrammon), [2] from πέντε (pente), "five" + γραμμή (grammē), "line". [3]
Pentacle. A pentacle (also spelled and pronounced as pantacle in Thelema, following Aleister Crowley, though that spelling ultimately derived from Éliphas Lévi) [1] is a talisman that is used in magical evocation, and is usually made of parchment, paper, cloth, or metal (although it can be of other materials), upon which a magical design is drawn.
The only "five"-ish part I see is that the Hebrew text covers only five of the six parts into which the David's star's points divide the circle (even tho the text itself seems to be divided into seven parts by six Maltese crosses). Is that the reason? 93.136.129.111 14:40, 8 February 2021 (UTC) A "pentacle" is a talisman.
A five-pointed star. A five-pointed star (☆), geometrically an equilateral concave decagon, is a common ideogram in modern culture. Comparatively rare in classical heraldry, it was notably introduced for the flag of the United States in the Flag Act of 1777 and since has become widely used in flags.
The five-pointed star, if drawn with points of equal length and angles of 36° at each point, is sometimes termed a golden five pointed star. [7] If the colinear edges are joined, a pentagram is produced, which is the simplest of the unicursal star polygons , and a symbol of mystical and magical significance.
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