חמסה

Hebrew

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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