חמסה

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Hebrew[edit]

חמסה עם עין במרכזה

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic خَمْسَة (ḵamsa, five), for the five fingers on the hand.

Noun[edit]

חַמְסָה (khámsaf (plural indefinite חַמְסוֹת, singular construct חַמְסָת־)

  1. the Hand of Fatima, the hamsa amulet
    בְּפֶתַח דִּירָתָם הַחֲדָשָׁה הֵם תָּלוּ חַמְסָה מְעֻטֶּרֶת
    b-fétaḥ diratam ha-ḥadasha hem tálu ḥamsa m'uṭeret
    On the entrance of their new apartment they hung a decorated hamsa

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