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A hanging hamsa in Tunisia. The hamsa (Arabic: خمسة, romanized: khamsa, lit. 'five', referring to images of 'the five fingers of the hand'), [1] [2] [3] also known as the hand of Fatima, [4] is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout North Africa and in the Middle East and commonly used in jewellery and wall hangings.
Symbol Image History and usage Chai (symbol) "Life" in Hebrew. Hamsa: In Jewish and other Middle Eastern cultures, the Hamsa represents the hand of God and was reputed to protect against the evil eye. In modern times, it is a common good luck charm and decoration. [3]
“The hamsa is one of the oldest Jewish symbols, with imagery found on ancient Israelite tombs dating back to the 8th century BCE,” Rabbi Judy Greenfeld says. “The hamsa with the evil eye is ...
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on arz.wikipedia.org خمسه (تعويذ) Usage on ast.wikipedia.org Jamsa; Usage on cs.wikipedia.org
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Original file (4,750 × 1,675 pixels, file size: 2.47 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. ... Hamsa or Hansa in Sanskrit, two ...
The Hand of God, or Manus Dei in Latin, also known as Dextera domini/dei (the "right hand of God"), is a motif in Jewish and Christian art, especially of the Late Antique and Early Medieval periods, when depiction of Yahweh or God the Father as a full human figure was considered unacceptable.
The bodies of a California mother of three and her 19-year-old son were found dead by her daughter days before the family was set to celebrate Christmas.