חמסה

Hebrew
חמסה עם עין במרכזה

Etymology

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

Noun

חַמְסָה • (khámsa) f (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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