חמסה

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חמסה

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

noun חַמְסָה · khámsa · חַמְסוֹת · חַמְסָת־

the Hand of Fatima, the hamsa amulet בְּפֶתַח דִּירָתָם הַחֲדָשָׁה הֵם תָּלוּ חַמְסָה מְעֻטֶּרֶת

In English

hamsa Hand of Fatima — see also Hand of Fatima
Hand of Fatima symbol — see also hamsa

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MLA

"חמסה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%A1%D7%94. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

חמסה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%A1%D7%94

Chicago

"חמסה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%A1%D7%94.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {חמסה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%A1%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}