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Hamsa

The hamsa (Arabic خمسة khamsa), also romanized khamsa, and known as the hand of Fatima, is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout North Africa and in the Middle East and commonly used in jewellery and wall hangings. Depicting the open hand, an image recognized and used as a sign of protection in many times throughout history, the hamsa is believed to…

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Triples169
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related to In Judaism · 39
Hamsa → According, Among Jewish, Around, Ashkenazi, BCE, Biblical, Byzantine, Deuteronomy, Egypt, Europe, Evidence, God, God's, Hebrew, Hebrews, Historians, However, In, Islamic, Israelite
related to In Islam · 29
Hamsa → Abbas, Abi Talib, Ahl, Ali, Although, Arabic, Battle, Bayt, Fatima, Fatimah, God, Hand, Hand-topped, Hasan, Husayn, Imams, In Shia Islam, In Twelver, Invocations, Iran
related to Origin · 25
Hamsa → Another, Aphrodite, Babylon, Egyptians, Hand-of-Mary, Hand-of-the-All-Goddess, Horus, In, Iron Age, Ishtar, Isis, It, Judah, Khirbet, Mano Pantea, Mesopotamia, Near East, Open-hand, Osiris, Qom
related to Terminology and etymology · 22
Hamsa → Among Levantine Christians, Arab, Arabic, Berber, Europeans, Fatima, Fatma, French, Hand, Hebrew, In, In French, In Jewish, Maghrebi, Main, Mary, Miriam, Miryam, Muslim, North Africa
related to Medieval Iberia and the Maghreb · 18
Hamsa → According, Andalus, Andalūs, Berber, Berbers, In, Islamic, Jewish, Kemnitz, Later, Maghreb, Maghrebi, Mashriq, Muslim, North Africa, Shi'i, This, Within
related to Symbolism and usage · 14
Hamsa → Another, Arabic, As, Berber, Depictions, Highly, It, Middle East, One, Raising, Similarly, The, Thursday, Used
related to In Christianity · 13
Hamsa → Arabic, Christians, Emperor Charles, Fatima, Hand, Islamic, Kef Miryam, Levantine Christians, Mary, Spain, The, Thirty-four, Virgin Mary's Hand
related to External links · 5
Hamsa → Chabad, Khamsa, Media, Wikimedia CommonsIs Hamsa Jewish, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
is a · 2
Hamsa → common protective symbol used in jewellery, highly respected

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hand khamsa used evil also eye amulets arabic jewish amulet five among fingers symbol use fatima jewellery protective often associated

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Hamsais ahighly respected0.90text
Hamsais acommon protective symbol used in jewellery0.90text
Shalom Sabar believe that after the Jewish expulsion from Spain in 1492instance ofHistorians0.80text
exiled Jews likely used the hamsa as protection in the foreign lands to which they relocatedinstance ofHistorians0.80text
Hamsarelated to External linksWiktionary-logo-en-v20.60section
Hamsarelated to External linksMedia0.60section
Hamsarelated to External linksKhamsa0.60section
Hamsarelated to External linksWikimedia CommonsIs Hamsa Jewish0.60section
Hamsarelated to External linksChabad0.60section
Hamsarelated to In ChristianityThe0.60section
Hamsarelated to In ChristianityChristians0.60section
Hamsarelated to In ChristianityLevantine Christians0.60section

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