Or maybe not.
Today's victim wanted a Hebrew "Forgiven" tattoo, inside a fish. However, he was maliciously duped. Really, I just can't see any other explanation to this. Those are just random letters, and the word begins with a sofit. Fail? Totally.
The real question here, is whether this guy will be capable to forgive whomever mangled his tattoo translation for him...
Now, boys, this is how you properly write "[was] Forgiven" in Hebrew. There are two words you could use, Nislach or Nimchal. Mind, this is the male version.
And this is the female version of "[was] Forgiven", Nislecha or Nimchela:
Well... we do gotz a "dag", and then (reversed) "Tzag", from the injunction to "go thou and show a fish, brothers" (Paul's letter to the Pisces v.2:chap.12) I say: "Forgive them, for they know not what they tattoo" /Typo, you are building quite a broad and intriguing collection here. Great site
ReplyDeleteI think you should link to the places where you take the tattoos from. It'll be interesting to see their responses.
ReplyDeleteBut other than that, it's a very nice site. I knew there is a site for bad Chinese tattoos, but didn't know people do the same mistake with Hebrew.
The last two Hebrew letters in the tattoo may be an attempt at "dag" = fish, but reversed. It's anyone's guess what the Hebrew letter Tsade is there for.
ReplyDeleteThis is a reveresed Dag (דג) - a fish in Hebrew. As for the Tsade Sofit - on the hebrew keyboard the key for ץ is the same key for the period (.) when the keyboard is in English mode.
ReplyDeleteI was doing research and this is very hard to find a good answer on the word forgiven. I've seen it at least 6 different ways. I have found this נמחלתי to be the most common one I've found. but you say this is for a female! I'm a male, good thing I found this site, lol I wouldn't want to be on it.
ReplyDeleteCurious, what does the first symbol mean right infront of the ת?
Actually, your word, "Nimchalti", is very good. It means "I was forgiven", and can be used by either guy or girl.
ReplyDeleteThe last two letters תי tell that it is "I" who was forgiven.
Just saw this post..so if I wanted to get this on my wrist would I spell it exactly like out is on the picture above? You are very knowledgeable...thanks
DeleteWow thank you! So if I were to get the tattoo going down my tricept (shoulder to elbow) would you recommend I just turn it to the right? Or keep it right side up and have it go down. What I'm trying to ask is if it'll change the word or make it read wrong? You're very knowledgeable!
ReplyDeleteThe best would be to turn it anti-clockwise (so the right side of the word is on top). You could also have it go down, but there's more room for error with that option.
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would be the correct way going down? would the last 2 letters meaning "I" need to be written as one?
I will seriously pay you some money if you make me one how it should look like going down! lol you're great
Yep, it should be exactly the way you wrote it now! Each letter by itself.
ReplyDeleteSo If im a girl and I want the word "forgiven", not the meaning of to forgive but closer to being forgiven, what is best?
ReplyDeletethis is an old post - but I do have to tag along and say that "נמחלתי" more accurately translates to "absolved" than it does to "forgiven". Just putting it out there.
ReplyDeleteIdk if anyone will be on this, but how would I put "I am forgiven" from a male perspective? Thanks, and God bless.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the proper way of writing "forgive" as an active word in hebrew?
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