Signs & Symbols : Hamsa Hand Sign

Hello everyone, it has been a long time since I wrote a blog. The Lord has led me to continue writing and to expose some new symbols that are gaining popularity in the fashion and entertainment trend. In today's blog we are going to speak on the Hamsa hand sign.




As with all symbols, there is an origin story, the how and why it was created and it tends to not be as innocent as we want it to be.
Hamsa is a Hebrew word and it can also be called Khamsa which is Arabic meaning 5 or even 5 fingers of the hand. It is known as an amulet with magical powers. It's considered helpful in warding off the "evil eye", as a means of protection, as a blessing and power and strength. Let's take a look at the origin of this and the magical properties it is used for.

The earliest known use of the Hamsa is seen in ancient Mesopotamia or what is known as Iraq today. It predates the Muslim religion and was used for protection and power even back then. They say it was called the hand of God, but they actually used it to represent the goddess Ishtar also known as Inana.



Ishtar is also known as Easter, which is where we get the name for the holiday. During the Festival of Ishtar, which was celebrated from the New to the Full Moon phase nearest Spring Equinox, the people of Sumer and Babylon celebrated life and fertility. Easter is a pagan holiday, yes as Christians we celebrate Resurrection Sunday, the victory of Jesus Christ, but the moment we incorporate eggs, bunnies (symbols for Ishtar) and even the word Easter, we have mixed pagan traditions into it.
Ishtar is known as the goddess of the sky and the queen of heaven, even her Sumerian name, Inana, means star. The ancient city of Babylon was located in Mesopotamia. Babylon has the reputation of being the city of rebellion against God.
It is also where the infamous tower of Babel was constructed. Ishtar is just one of many names when referring to the queen of heaven, but in the end, they are all the same. Other names you can connect is Semiramis, Ashtart, Aphrodite, Diana and Ashtoreth. Depending on the city and time period you lived in, the story is the same, it is the same goddess worship. The Catholics have their own version of the queen of heaven, their worship of Mary. What does the Bible say about this queen of heaven? Let's see:

Jeremiah 7:18 - The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead [their] dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.

Jeremiah 44:25 - Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows.

1 Kings 11:4-6 - For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father.
For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
And Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and went not fully after the Lord, as did David his father.

There is no queen of heaven, there never was, only ridiculous females who were exalted and put on this pedestal to worship. Everywhere in the Bible it is made clear that it is only the Lord our God who is to be worshipped, no one else. When the angels were bowed down to, they quickly put a stop to it. Peter and the apostles refused to be worshipped and rebuked it. Even Mary called herself a servant. Jesus Himself issued a mild rebuke to a woman who cried out to Him, "Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you" (Luke 11:27), replying to her, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it." By doing so, He put a stop to any tendency to elevate Mary as an object of worship. He could certainly have said, “Yes, blessed be the Queen of Heaven!” But He did not. He was affirming the same truth that the Bible affirms—there is no queen of heaven, and the only biblical references to the “queen of heaven” refer to the goddess of an idolatrous, false religion.

I wanted you to get an understanding of the origin of the goddess of where this symbol came from. Let's continue in searching how it evolved.

The Hamsa is also known as the hand of Fatima, Fatima being Mohammed's daughter, so it holds special significance for the Muslims as well. The legend goes that Fatima was cooking and stirring with a spoon when her husband came home with a new wife, she was so upset that she dropped the spoon but kept stirring with her hand unaware that she was burning herself. How this came to mean a symbol of faith is beyond me. In the Muslim culture it also stands for the 5 pillars of Islam and of feminine power. It is considered a powerful talisman.


The Hamsa is heavily used in the Jewish mystical religion of Kabbalah. In this sect, they refer to it as Hamsa and as the hand of Miriam, Moses' sister. No where in the Bible does it state to carry an amulet or talisman, on the contrary, it does however tell us not to take part of these things.

 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards. -Isaiah 19:3

And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke [him] to anger. - 2 Kings 21:6

The Talmud, which is something we discussed before, a book observed by Kabbalists and many Jews, does say and instruct to use amulets for their magical powers. This book as I have stated, is disgusting. The things it says against Jesus is so foul, that I refuse to even type them out. It also calls for the death of gentiles, it agrees with pedophilia and according to the Talmud, anyone who isn't a Jew is lower than the animals, not even being considered human.

This symbol is also used in Buddhism and Hinduism.

For both Hindus and Buddhists, it symbolizes the colors of the chakras and the energy that flows through it. It is also, yet again, used to ward off the "evil eye".

In every explanation that we see, it is used as magical amulet of some sort. Even when using it to ward off the "evil eye" you are suggesting it contains some sort of magical power that you can wield. As Christians we are to stay away from anything that suggests using magic in any way, shape or form. Not to mention that the earliest depictions of the Hamsa all have to do with goddesses, be it their worship or the goddess statues themselves holding up the hand which is where the idea to wear the hand came from. You can see this in these ancient statues and idols where the goddess is holding up the hand.

The fact that this symbol is used as a means of magic and idol worship, should be proof enough to stay away and not buy nor display this symbol in any way. Remove the things that are of no glory to God. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.


1 Timothy 4:7 - But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself [rather] unto godliness.