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The Hamsa Hand (Arabic) or Hamesh Handfrom  Egypt.
(Hebrew) is an ancient and a renowned lucky
amulet for magical protection from theMenorah:
resentful or evil eyes. The term "Hamsa" or
"Hamesh" means "five" and denotes the fingersThe Menorah is the oldest symbols of the
of  the  hand.Jewish belief. This seven-branched
candelabrum originated as a version of the
Another Islamic name for this lucky charm isBabylonian world tree. It is the oldest
the Hand of Fatima, in reference to thesymbol of the Jewish people used in the Holy
daughter of Mohammed. Another Jewish name forTemple  in  Jerusalem.
it is the Hand of Miriam, referring to the
sister  of  Moses  and  Aaron.The seven arms represent the seven days of
formation and the seven apparent planets.
The Hamsa Hand appears in a two-thumbedStrangely, the middle light is called as
fixture of joint symmetrical form, or in a"Shamash", which is the name of the
more creative form containing only one thumb.Babylonian Sun God. It is the most
A good archaeological proof implies that thesignificant ritual object in the Temple of
downward-pointing protective Hamsa/HameshJerusalem.
hand  predates  both  Islam  and  Judaism.
At the time of rededication of the temple, in
However, many Hamsa Hands are lucky charms.second century BC, after a Greek invasion and
There are certain recent Israeli Hamesh Handsviolation, the lamps of the Menorah burned
made of ceramics, wherein a hand-letteredfor  eight  continuous days on one day's oil.
Hebrew prayer resides in the center of the
palm.This is the base of the nine-branched symbol
or Hanukiyah with one branch for each of
Hamsa Hands, generally made ofthose eight days, along with one middle light
turquoise-covered ceramics are famous into light the others during the Hannukah
modern Egypt. They represent anti-evil-eyesfestival.



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