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Product TypePendant / NecklaceEmblem Size3/4in. / 1.905 GoldAttachmentNecklace (can use your own)Product PackagingPolybag, unopened, never wornShipping PackagingSmall Bubble EnvelopeStar of DavidFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia(Redirected from Star of david)Jump to: navigation, searchThis article is about a Jewish symbol. For other uses of this ancient symbol, see Hexagram.The Star of David The Star of David in the oldest surviving complete copy of the Masoretic text, the Leningrad Codex, dated 1008.

The Shield of David or Magen David in Hebrew, ????? ?????? with nikkud or ??? ??? without, academically transcribed Ma?en Dawi? by Biblical Hebrew linguists, pronounced (in the International Phonetic Alphabet) [ma\'gen da\'vid] in Modern Hebrew and Mogein Dovid [\'m?.ge?n \'d?.vid] or Mogen Dovid [\'m?.gen \'d?.vid] in Ashkenazi Hebrew and Yiddish is a generally recognized symbol of Jewish Community and Judaism. It is named after King David of ancient Israel; and its usage began in the Middle Ages, alongside the more ancient symbol of the menorah. Geometrically it is the hexagram.

With the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 the Star of David on the Flag of Israel has also become a symbol of Israel.

As a Jewish symbol

According to some Judaic sources, the Star/Shield of David signifies the number seven: that is, the six points plus the center. The earliest extant Jewish text to mention it is the Eshkol Ha-Kofer by a Karaite named Judah Hadassi, from the 12th century CE:

"Seven names of angels precede the mezuzah: Michael, Gabriel, etc. ... Tetragrammaton protect you! And likewise the sign, called the \'Shield of David\', is placed beside the name of each angel."[1]

The Menorah on the Arch of Titus: notice the three stems on each side plus the central stem, totaling seven

The number seven has religious significance in Judaism, e.g., the six days of Creation plus the seventh day of rest, the six working days in the week plus Shabbat, the Seven Spirits of God, as well as the Menorah in the ancient Temple, whose seven oil lamps rest on three stems branching from each side of a central pole. And so on. Perhaps, the Star of David came to be used as a standard symbol in synagogues because its organization into 3+3+1 corresponds to the Temple\'s Menorah, which was the more traditional symbol for Judaism in ancient times.

Exact origins of the symbol\'s relation to Jewish identity are unknown. Several theories were put forward. According to one hypothesis[citation needed], Star of David comprises two of the three letters in the name David. In its Hebrew spelling (???), it contains only three characters, two of which are "D" (or "Dalet", in Hebrew). In ancient times, this letter was written in a form much like a triangle, similar to the Greek letter Delta (Δ), with which it shares a sound and the same (4th) position in their respective alphabets, as it does with Latin. The symbol may have been a simple family crest formed by flipping and juxtaposing the two most prominent letters in the name.

Some researchers have theorized that the hexagram represents the astrological chart at the time of David\'s birth or anointment as king. The hexagram is also known as the "King\'s Star" in astrological circles, and was an important astrological symbol in Zoroastrianism.

The earliest archaeological evidence for the Jewish use of the symbol comes from an inscription attributed to Joshua ben Asayahu in late 7th century BCE Sidon. [2]

"Practical" Kabbalah makes use of this sign, arranging the Ten Sephiroth (sefirot, spheres) in it, and placing it on amulets. However, the sign is nowhere to be found in classical kabbalistic texts themselves, such as the Zohar and the like. Therefore, its use as a sefirotic diagram in amulets is more likely a reinterpretation of a preexisting magical symbol. According to G.S. Oegema,

"Isaac Luria provided the Shield of David with a further mystical meaning. In his book "Etz Hachayim" he teaches that the elements of the plate for the Seder evening have to be placed in the order of the hexagram: above the three sefirot "Crown", "Wisdom", and "Insight", below the other seven". [3]

M. Costa wrote that M. Gudemann and other researchers in the 1920s claimed that Isaac Luria influenced the becoming of the Star of David a national Jewish emblem by teaching that the elements of the plate for the Seder evening have to be placed in the order of the hexagram, but Gershom Scholem proved that Isaac Luria talked about parallel triangles one beneath the other and not about the hexagram. [4]

Kabbalistically, the Star/Shield of David symbolizes the six directions of space plus the center, under the influence of the description of space found in the Sefer Yetsira: Up, Down, East, West, South, North, and Center. Congruently, under the influence of the Zohar, it represents the Six Sefirot of the Male (Zeir Anpin) united with the Seventh Sefirot of the Female (Nekuva).

A popular folk etymology has it that the Star of David is literally modeled after the shield of the young Israelite warrior David (later to be King David). In order to save metal, the shield was not made of metal but of leather spanned across the simplest metal frame that would hold the round shield: two interlocking triangles. No reliable historical evidence for this etymology exists.

[edit] Shield form

The Shield of David is not mentioned in ancient rabbinic literature. A supposed David\'s shield however has recently been noted on a Jewish tombstone at Taranto, in Southern Italy, which may date as early as the third century CE. Likewise, a stone bearing the shield from the arch of a 3-4th century synagogue in the Galilee was found. [5]

The earliest Jewish literary source which mentions the "Shield of David" is the Eshkol Ha-Kofer by Judah Hadassi from the middle of the 12th century CE, where seven Shields are used in an amulet for a mezuzah. It appears to have been in use as part of amulets before it was in use in formal Jewish contexts. A manuscript Tanakh dated 1307 and belonging to Rabbi Yosef bar Yehuda ben Marvas from Toledo, Spain, was decorated with a Shield of David. In the synagogues, perhaps, it was associated with the mezuzah. Originally, the hexagram may have been employed as an architectural ornament on synagogues, as it is, for example, on the cathedrals of Brandenburg and Stendal, and on the Marktkirche at Hanover. A pentagram in this form is found on the ancient synagogue at Tell Hum.

A page from a 14th century manuscript of the Guide for the Perplexed by Maimonides. The figure seated on the chair with Stars of David is thought to be Aristotle

Shield with stars

In 1354, King of Bohemia Charles IV prescribed for the Jews of Prague a red Flag with both David\'s shield and Solomon\'s seal, while the red Flag with which the Jews met King Matthias of Hungary in the 15th century showed two pentagrams with two golden stars (Schwandtner, Scriptores Rerum Hungaricarum, ii. 148). The pentagram, therefore, may also have been used among the Jews. It occurs in a manuscript as early as the year 1073 (facsimile in M. Friedmann, Seder Eliyahu Rabbah ve-Seder Eliyahu Zt?a, Vienna, 1901).

In 1460, the Jews of Ofen (Budapest, Hungary) received King Mathios Kuruvenus with a red Flag on which were two Shields of David and two stars. In the first Hebrew prayer book, printed in Prague in 1512, a large Shield of David appears on the cover. In the colophon is written: "Each man beneath his Flag according to the house of their fathers... and he will merit to bestow a bountiful gift on anyone who grasps the Shield of David." In 1592, Mordechai Maizel was allowed to affix "a Flag of King David, similar to that located on the Main Synagogue" to his synagogue in Prague. In 1648, the Jews of Prague were again allowed a Flag, in acknowledgment of their part in defending the city against the Swedes. On a red background was a yellow Shield of David, in the centre of which was a Swedish star. [6]

A synagogue in Karlsruhe, Germany, with the outline of a Star of David A recruitment poster published in American Jewish magazines during WWI. Daughter of Zion (representing the Jewish people): Your Old New Land must have you! Join the Jewish regiment.

The Star of David can be found on the tombstones of religious Jews going back hundreds of years in Europe, as it became accepted as the universal symbol of the Jewish people. Following Jewish emancipation after the French revolution, Jewish communities chose the Star of David to represent themselves, comparable to the cross used by most Christians.

Some Orthodox Jewish groups reject the use of the hexagram Star of David because of its association with [[magic (paranormal)|magic] Neturei Karta and Satmar reject it because they associate it with Zionism.

Many Modern Orthodox synagogues, and many synagogues of other Jewish movements, however have the Israeli Flag with the Star of David prominently displayed at the front of the synagogues near the Ark containing the Torah scrolls.

Another interesting thing to Jews (and non-Jews alike) is that by highlighting lines of the Star of David that you can spell out every letter in the hebrew alphabet.

Magen David AdomMain article: Magen David AdomThe Magen David Adom emblem

Magen David Adom (MDA) (Red Star of David or, translated literally, Red Shield of David) is Israel\'s only official emergency medical, disaster, ambulance service. It is an official member of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

See also

Chai symbol
Flag of Israel
Seal of Solomon
Star of Bethlehem
Merkaba

Notes

In Unicode, the "Star of David" symbol is U+2721 (?).

It has been noted that the E8 superconnection diagram--a physics/mathematical proof for a "theory of everything" that unifies all the four physical forces--resembles the Star of David. [9]

Footnotes

^ Eshkol Ha-Kofer by Judah Hadassi, 12th century CE
^ Yashir, Yevu. Capernaum Synagogue. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
^ G.S. Oegema, Realms of Judaism. The history of the Shield of David, the birth of a symbol (Peter Lang, Germany, 1996) ISBN 3-631-30192-8
^ Hatakh ha-Zahav, Hotam Shelomoh u-Magen-David (Poalim, 1990, Hebrew) p.156
^ King Solomon-s Seal
^ The National Flagg at MFA
^ Encyclopedia of the Holocaust (at Museum of Tolerance)
^ Polizeiverordnung über die Kennzeichnung der Juden (came into force September 19, 1941)
^

Four-leaf cloverFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia(Redirected from Four leaf clover)Jump to: navigation, search A four-leaf clover 4 leaf Clover

The four-leaf clover is an uncommon variation of the common three-leaf clover. According to superstition, such leaves bring good luck to their finders, especially if found accidentally.[1]

Clovers can have more than four leaflets. The most leaflets ever recorded is eighteen.[2] It has been estimated that there are approximately 10,000 three-leaf clovers for every four-leaf clover. [3]

According to legend, each leaflet represents something: the first is for hope, the second is for faith, the third is for love, and the fourth is for luck.[3]

It is debated whether the fourth leaflet is caused genetically or Environmentally. Its rarity suggests a possible recessive gene appearing at a low frequency. Alternatively, four-leaf clovers could be caused by somatic mutation or a developmental error of Environmental causes. They could also be caused by the interaction of several genes that happen to segregate in the individual plant. It is possible all four explanations could apply to individual cases.

Contents[hide]

1 Symbolic correlates
2 Cultural references
3 See also
4 References

Symbolic correlates

The myths and symbolism of the four-leaf clover is endemic to Celtic traditions and may be seen transposed into the Celtic cross.[citation needed]

The four-leaf clover is often confused with the Shamrock. While the four-leaf clover is a symbol of "good luck," the three-leaf Shamrock is a mainly Irish Catholic symbol of the Holy Trinity.

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The article could be improved by integrating relevant items and removing inappropriate ones.

In the TV series Futurama, the episode "Luck of the Fryish" revolves around two competitive brothers and a seven-leaf clover, which brings extraordinary amounts of good luck.
In the film The Manhattan Project, a high-school student stumbles upon a secret plutonium-enrichment plant by noticing a statistically impossible patch of five-leaf clover on its grounds.
In the online RPG Kingdom of Loathing, players can obtain a ten-leaf clover.
In The Fairly Oddparents Timmy\'s dad told him to take a thirty-seven-leaf clover
In the horror movie series Leprechaun starring Warwick Davis, a four leaf clover is used to fend off the Leprechaun.
In Ed, Edd n Eddy, Johnny gets good luck with the clover by getting a $20.00 bill.

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