Hamsa Bracelet and The Meaning Behind It

Hamsa bracelet is a popular type of protection bracelets. Protection bracelets depicting the Hamsa hand have become popular gifts items for many around the world. They are used as gifts for birthdays, holidays and Valentine’s Day or any other celebrated days. This is understandable, given the fact that the Hamsa is designed for specific purposes. What better way to communicate to your loved one that personal message of your concern for their well-being, than by giving a Hamsa bracelet as a gift?

What is a Hamsa bracelet?

Although a common motif in evil eye bracelets, the Hamsa, though ancient has gained popularity and has been adapted by societies in the West. Historically, the Hamsa hand has been used as protection against harmful influences. Traditional belief is that people can be hurt by the evil stare and the ill intent of other people. That is why the Hamsa jewelry pieces have become so popular because they are viewed as the ideal in changing one’s luck from bad to good and to offer protection against bad luck.

Designers of Hamsa bracelets usually include more than one motif in designing the jewelry piece as a protective measure against the evil eye. These bracelets usually contain the images of eyes and fish since the evil eye is believed to offer protection to fish. Interestingly, many claim that this is possible because the fish is wet and this wetness enables them to be protected against the evil eye. The Jews believe that the fish is protected simply because they live in deep water and are not seen humans. A Hamsa bracelet may include one protection motif or more. It may sometimes includes motifs that are auspicious of abundance, success, fertility and so on.

Kabbalah inspired Hamsa bracelet

The Kabbalah speaks to the possibly harmful powers of the evil eye; hence the Kabbalah’s inspired powerful protection motifs. The designers utilize the teachings of the Kabbalah and inscribe Hebrew words, codes or portions of psalms from holy sources on jewelry pieces. The seventy-two Names of God is the most popular motif in the Kabbalah inspired evil eye bracelets.  These seventy-two names found in numerous Hamsa bracelets are the Kabbalah codes which are used to find the answers to different aspects of life, such as love, health and prosperity. The Hebrew three-letter sequence such as the Aleph-Lamed-Dalet (אלד) is used for protection against the evil eye and can be found on many Kabbalah lucky charm necklaces, pendants and bracelets.