Metal hamsa decorated with Hebrew letter./Photo by Elisa Arteaga from Caracas, Venezuela. [Wikimedia Commons-CC]Hamesh is the Hebrew word for hamsain Arabic. It means five or “five fingers of the hand.” In Jewish and Israeli culture the hamsa is often adorned with a star of David or Hebrew letters.
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