Questions tagged [gravestone-inscription]
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Can anyone help decipher the bottom two lines of this inscription?
I've recently been fortunate to find a photo of the gravestone of one of my ancestors, R' Nosson (ben Meir) Maas, Shochet of Frankfurt-am-Main (d. 1836). The inscription is quite laudatory:
פ"ט
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Ish chai rav pe'alim mikavtze'el
Another in the mi.yodeya gravestone series:
I recently obtained a photograph of the gravestone of one of my ancestors. The first line of the inscription on the stone is:
איש חי רב פעלים מקבצאל
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What do broken thumbs mean on a grave stone?
Often on the grave stones of kohanim there is an engraving of two hands with fingers spread as kohanim do during birchas kohanim. (For an example drawn randomly from Google Images see here.) What does ...
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Hillel ben Shahar on gravestone
A follow up question to this one about my ancestor's gravestone. The bottom two lines of the inscription have a mysterious (to me) reference to Hillel ben Shahar, and unfortunately are partially cut ...
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Jewish headstone abbreviation
What does פ"נ on a Jewish headstone stand for? I have seen it on many stones, seems to be a common occurrence.
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Issues with Wording, Honorifics, Symbols, Rashei Teivot on Tombstones
In my work on translating tombstones (Ashkenazic - Slovakian or what was once Austro-Hungarian) towns, I occasionally come across phrases or honorifics that are difficult for me to understand. I do ...
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When did it become common to engrave tombstones?
I'm going to "link" this question to something in this week's parsha (Torah reading):
Genesis 35:20:
וַיַּצֵּ֧ב יַעֲקֹ֛ב מַצֵּבָ֖ה עַל־קְבֻרָתָ֑הּ הִ֛וא מַצֶּ֥בֶת
קְבֻֽרַת־רָחֵ֖ל עַד־הַיּֽוֹם׃
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Do you know what the name Edja means and is it commonly associated with a certain Hebrew name? [closed]
My family is trying to figure out some details for my grandmother's headstone.
Her Hebrew name is forgotten, she went by Edith for as long as I've known her but her Polish name was Edja. I can't find ...
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Order of parents' names for kohen on gravestone
I can't find examples of gravestones (matsevot) with both parents' names in Hebrew. For a kohen, the options seem to be
Ploni ben Almoni ha-kohen v'Almonit
which I don't especially like, as it makes ...
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What names or family relations can or should be inscribed on a grave?
I am looking for sources that address the wording for a tombstone. I recognise that this is probably dealing with local minhag as set by the chevrei kadisha.
1) order to which relationships should be ...
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Did Devorah get a tombstone / pillar, as Rachel did?
Genesis 35:20:
וַיַּצֵּ֧ב יַעֲקֹ֛ב מַצֵּבָ֖ה עַל־קְבֻרָתָ֑הּ הִ֛וא מַצֶּ֥בֶת
קְבֻֽרַת־רָחֵ֖ל עַד־הַיּֽוֹם׃
And Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave; it is the pillar of Rachel’s
grave unto ...
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In references to dates on tombstones, יום שבת קודש or יום שבת?
Which is better, more correct, or necessary?
In references to dates on tombstones,
יום שבת קודש or יום שבת?
Thanks very much!
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Is the title הזקנה only used in reference to an old woman? Or out of respect? [closed]
I am asking this question in reference to placing a title on a tombstone for a special lady (unfortunately did not live long, 40s):
What title is most appropriate or respectful?
Is the title הזקנה ...
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Who Is Rabbi Eliezer Yosef ben Rabbi Yitzchak HaLevi Letterberg לטרברג? [closed]
Someone told me that's it's written on the tombstone of רבי אליעזר יוסף בן רבי יצחק הלוי לטרברג:
"הרבץ תורה ברבים ולמד וחזיר בעל פה למעלה מארבעת אלפים פעם מסכת ביצה וראש השנה"
Who is רבי אליעזר יוסף ...
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