what is this symbol called?!!?

Question

can anyone tell me the name of this arabic/lebanese symbol its a hand with all the fingers together....theres an eye in the center i think

Answer 1

Hamsa

The Hamsa or Khamsa (Arabic: خمسة, Khamsa, literally "five", Hebrew: חמסה, Khamsa‎) is a symbol used in amulets, charms, jewelry, door entrances, cars, and other places. An alternative Islamic name for this charm is the Hand of Fatima or Eye of Fatima, in reference to Fatima Zahra, the daughter of Muhammed. An alternative Jewish name for it is the Hand of Miriam, in reference to Miriam, the sister of Moses and Aaron as well as the Hamesh Hand. It serves as an ancient talismanic way of averting and getting protection from the evil eye, or more generally of providing a "protecting hand" or "Hand of God". It appears, often in stylised form, as a hand with three fingers raised, and sometimes with two thumbs arranged symmetrically.
Khamsa used as a pendant

Some sources link the significance of the five fingers to the five books of the Torah for Jews, the Five Pillars of Islam for Sunnis, or the five People of the Cloak for Shi'ites. This significance may have been attributed after the fact, as considerable archaeological evidence suggests that the hamsa hand predates both religions.

In recent years some activists for Middle East peace have chosen to wear the hamsa as a symbol of the similarities of origins and tradition between the Islamic and Jewish faiths. The fingers point up or down usually.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamsa

Love & Blessings
Milly

Answer 2

The hand represents the five physical senses. Touch, taste, sight, smell, and hearing. The eye in the middle of the hand represents, the 6th sense, the inner eye. Or simply, physic powers.

Answer 3

It can be called either, but I would call it an exvlamation mark because it is typicallt compared to a question mark. Whatever you do, don't refer to it as an excited mark because it's not used only for excitement.

Answer 4

It's called the Hamsa or Khamsa, here's an image:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Khamsa_pendant.jpg

Answer 5

Sometimes called the Hand of Fatima:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_of_fatima

Answer 6

Loads of information on it here

http://www.google.com/search?q=Hamsa+or+Khamsa&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7SKPB

Answer 7

It has several, similar names:

Hamsa (Islam)
Hamesh (Hebrew)
Humsa (Hindu)

Answer 8

it's called njjkhkuhk

Answer 9

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Answer 10

i think u r talking about the hindu symbol but idk for sure