Hamsa Hand
Hamsa Hand
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Is there a different meaning when a Jewish Hamsa or Hamesh hand symbol is facing up or down?
I've seen them with the fingers facing up and with the fingers facing down. I want to get a tattoo of the Jewish Hamsa or Hamesh hand and I need to know if there is a meaning for the fingers facing up or down or does it not matter? Thanks for your help.
Here are two example of what I mean.
http://www.solarwoodcuts.com/plaques/hamsa.jpg
http://www.appliques.com/new_scanz_8-5-07/ovrs1519_12.5x9_religious_hamsa_appliques.png
The hamsa hand is a popular apotropaic talisman for magical protection against the evil eye. The word 'Hamsa' means "5" and refers to the five fingers. The number "5" is a powerful number and represents defense, power and fortune.
The Hamsa hand is a prominent Jewish motif that can be found almost everywhere: charms, door entrances, Jewish jewelry, blessings for home and much more. According to the tradition, the Hamsa hand protects the ones who display it in their homes or wear it around their necks. Many believers place the Hamsa hand in their homes and at their work place to ward off the "evil eye". Hamsa hand is also believed to bless the ones who own it with good fortune and success. Shaped as a hand with five fingers, the Hamsa hand is also known as the hand of Miriam, the sister of Moses and Aaron.
The hamsa hand conveys a message to the devil, so upwardly hamsa is good against the 'evil eye'. A downward hamsa is an auspicious sign of prosperity and success.
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