I thought the Hebrew hand had 2 thumbs..... hmmm?
pic of it : http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k62/morgothaod/2006_12030002.jpg
it was given to my great grandma who visited israel 30 years ago.
2006-12-03 13:48:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
HE'S got the whole world in HIS Right Hand's (Yad). and also as a play on words means memorial. and if there were two hands, it would be a yad be yad (hand in Hand). many trinkets and jewelry are a reminder of G-D. some of which were thought to keep demons and evil spirits away from them.
2006-12-03 13:54:43 · answer #1 · answered by yehoshooa adam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a "Hamsha" (Yad Miriam)!
Hamsahs (Middle Eastern hand-shaped ornaments against the evil eye) are very common in the culture of the Sephardi Jews, Mizrahi Jews and the Jews who live in Israel. Sometimes it is shaped as a combination of the two hands (a hand with two thumbs), and sometimes like a real hand.
This symbol is attributed a lot of power by both Judaism and Islam of the Middle East, although it was probably originated from far more ancient cultures.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khamsa
2006-12-07 15:36:07 · answer #2 · answered by yotg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋