HAMSA CHAI Amulet Hand Chain Ankle Bracelet Filigree Pendant Sterling Silver 925

Description

Up for sale is a Small (in Size; big in Spiritual Value) Vintage
Custom Made
Chai (
HAI / KHAI) and Filigree Hamsa
Symbol (
Amulet)
-
Sterling Silver 925 Pendant that is placed on a Hand Chain Ankle Bracelet
. The
Pendant
’s design:
HAMSA
(approx. 2.5 x 2 cm / 0.98 x 0.78 inches) with “Chai” in its center. The
Pendant and the chain are
hallmarked. I’m almost sure that the
Pendant is made in Israel, but the chain is made in Italy.
Please note that this item is a handmade and there might be some imperfections just because it is a handmade.
Also, the Pendant is the vintage item, not the chain.
Chai from Wikipedia:
Chai (Hebrew:
חַי
"living" ḥay) figures prominently in modern Jewish culture; the Hebrew letters of the word are often used as a visual symbol.
According to The Jewish Daily Forward, its use as an amulet originates in 18th century Eastern Europe. Chai as a symbol goes back to medieval Spain. Letters as symbols in Jewish culture go back to the earliest Jewish roots, the Talmud states that the world was created from Hebrew letters which form verses of the Torah. In medieval Kabbalah, Chai is the lowest (closest to the physical plane) emanation of God. According to 16th century Greek rabbi Shlomo Hacohen Soloniki, in his commentary on the Zohar, Chai as a symbol has its linkage in the Kabbalah texts to God's attribute of 'Ratzon', or motivation, will, muse. The Jewish commentaries give an especially long treatment to certain verses in the Torah with the word as their central theme. Three examples are Leviticus 18:5
וָחַי בָּהֶם
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'Chai Bahem', 'and you shall live by [this faith]' (as opposed to just doing it), this is part of the section dealing with the legacy of Moses Our Teacher following his death. Deuteronomy 30:15
רְאֵה נָתַתִּי לְפָנֶיךָ הַיּוֹם, אֶת-הַחַיִּים וְאֶת-הַטּוֹב, וְאֶת-הַמָּוֶת, וְאֶת-הָרָע
.
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"Verily, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil, in that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His ordinances; then thou shalt live." There is nary an ancient Jewish commentator who does not comment on that verse. The Shema prayer as well speaks of the importance of Chai, to live and walk in the Jewish cultural lifestyle.
Two common Jewish names used since Talmudic times, are based on this symbol, Chaya feminine, Chayim masculine. The Jewish toast (on alcoholic beverages such as wine) is l'chaim, 'to life'. On a spiritual (and historical) level, chai stands for being alive in front of God as opposed to being (spiritually) dead. This is derived from TANACH, Deuteronomy 30:19-20 where (the) heaven(s) and the earth are depicted as a witness for the fact that there is life and death, blessing and curse and that you (therefore) should choose Life (God), in order to live.
Measures (approx.):
HAMSA: 2.5 x 2 cm / 0.98 x 0.78 inches
CHAIN (opened end-to-end): 20.5 cm / 8.07 inches
Total Weight (w/o package): 5 gr.
Condition:
Pre-owned,
In VG to EX condition, no visible damage
; also there are no marks of repair or modification; it wasn’t cleaned or polished and offered AS-IS (please see pics).
PLEASE SEE PICTURES TO JUDGE CONDITION BEFORE BUYING
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NOT
part
of the item cost or shipping fees
SHIPPING:
We ship registered airmail worldwide from Israel but unfortunately there are a few countries that I am unable to ship to due to political reasons. To the people there I apologize.
Usually shipping takes 12-18 days
BUT
I have tried to get an accurate time of delivery and every worker and every branch of the post office gave me a different answer. The longest was delivery within 30 working days so please take this into account
IMPORTANT:
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