Tag (Hebrew writing)

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A tag (Hebrew: תג‎, plural tagin, תגין) is a decoration drawn over the letters Gimel, Zayin, Tet, Nun, Ayin, Tzadi and Shin in Jewish scrolls - Sefer Torah, Megilas Esther, Tefillin and Mezuzot. In Jewish theology, each tag has special significance and meaning.

[edit] External links

• http://www.yourpage.org/tagin.html
• http://hatam-soferet.livejournal.com/324610.html

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