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Star of David. The Star of David, a symbol of Judaism as a religion, and of the Jewish people as a whole. [ 1] It also thought to be the shield (or at least the emblem on it) of King David. Jewish lore links the symbol to the "Seal of Solomon", the magical signet ring used by King Solomon to control demons and spirits.
The Hebrew word seems to derive from tas, "to be high", probably pertaining to a tree. Another possibility is that the name originates from a strange country, as did the coral itself. It is apparent that the ancient versions have been prone to mis-interpretation. In one instance they even went so far as to simply transliterate the Hebrew word.
Shem HaMephorash ( Hebrew: שֵׁם הַמְּפֹרָשׁ Šēm hamMəfōrāš, also Shem ha-Mephorash ), meaning "the explicit name," was originally a Tannaitic term for the Tetragrammaton. [ 1] In Kabbalah, it may refer to a name of God composed of either 4, 12, 22, 42, or 72 letters (or triads of letters), the latter version being the most ...
Tekhelet ( Hebrew: תְּכֵלֶת təḵēleṯ; alternative spellings include tekheleth, t'chelet, techelet, and techeiles) is a highly valued dye described as either "sky blue" (Hebrew: תּכוֹל, romanized: tāk̲ol, lit. 'azure'), [ 1][ 2] or "light blue" ( Hebrew: כחול בהיר, romanized : kāḥol bāhîr, lit. 'light ...
The priestly sash or girdle (Hebrew אַבְנֵט avnet) was part of the ritual garments worn by Jewish high priests who served in the Temple in Jerusalem. The "sash" or "girdle" worn by the High Priest was of fine linen with "embroidered work" in blue, purple and scarlet ( Exodus 28:39, 39:29 ); those worn by the priests were of white ...
Gibborim ( Hebrew: גִּבֹּרִ֛ים, romanized : gībbōrīm, singular גִּבֹּר gībbor) is a Hebrew word that can be glossed "mightiest" and is an intensive form of the word for "man" ( גֶּבֶר geḇer ). In the Hebrew Bible, it is used to describe people who are valiant, mighty, or of great stature. There is some confusion ...
Zion ( Hebrew: צִיּוֹן Ṣīyyōn, LXX Σιών, also variously transliterated Sion, [ 1] Tzion, Tsion, Tsiyyon) [ 2] is a placename in the Tanakh, often used as a synonym for Jerusalem [ 3][ 4] as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole. The name is found in 2 Samuel ( 2 Sam 5:7 ), one of the books of the Tanakh dated to approximately ...
The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh[ a] ( / tɑːˈnɑːx /; [ 1] Hebrew: תַּנַ״ךְ Tanaḵ ), also known in Hebrew as Miqra ( / miːˈkrɑː /; Hebrew: מִקְרָא Mīqrāʾ. . ), is the canonical collection of Hebrew scriptures, comprising the Torah, the Nevi'im, and the Ketuvim. Different branches of Judaism and Samaritanism have ...