In this new weekly corner, published every Saturday, I'll showcase Hebrew tattoos which are lovely and special, and also some bad Hebrew that isn't necessarily tattoo related.
Today's feature is a nicely rendered tattoo of the name Yosef (the Hebrew form of Joseph). See how the name is seamlessly embedded into the design? That's a good Hebrew tattoo!
Yosef tattoo is a work of Theresa Gordon Wade.Also, behold this truly beautiful Hamsa. Hamsa, in the Jewish tradition (and several others, too) is a symbol of good luck and protection from the evil eye. I'd have to say the charm worked, as the tattoo looks really good.
Tattoo by Tyson Ward.You should know - the good Hebrew tattoos are extremely rare. I don't mean correct Hebrew tattoos, there is plenty of that going around. I mean the genuinely good looking, thought out, beautiful tattoos. Those are a rarity.
Do you know of any Hebrew tattoo that fits the bill? Mail it to typotat@gmail.com, for a chance to be featured on BHT's Shabbat Special!
I'd say that "Joseph" is the English form of Yosef (As Yosef was there first...)
ReplyDeleteAlso - Hamsa has no standing in Judaism, it's merely a middle-eastern folklore.
Sure, Yosef was there first.
ReplyDeleteAs for the Hamsa, it did not originate in the Jewish religion, but it's very much a part of the Jewish/Israeli traditions now.
ESP? I was 2 minutes away from suggesting it myself when I saw this delightful temporary change of pace. And we can afford to be generous with Yoseph: After all, Israeli Hebrew calls a jackhammer: 'Congo', polyethelene: 'nylon', a refrigerator: 'Frigidaire' and any power saw: 'Jackson'. Ugh. Joey can relax, it's ok. Shavua tov.
ReplyDeleteI prefer small tattoos (like a treble clef or the sign on infinity on the back of the neck.. or a mysterious Hindi symbol on the breast near the shoulder).
ReplyDeleteThose two seem to be big and intimidating - especially the first which seems to be just big and tasteless. Tattoo should be like a small jewel, and that tattoo turns the hand into a human canvas. That would look very bad as time goes on..
Where tattoos are concerned, everyone has their own preference.
ReplyDeleteHowever, those tiny scribbles that you talk about - they might be tasteful and special to their owner, and all that, just not very interesting to display. I much prefer to look at something artful and unusual.