Questions tagged [tagin]
Questions regarding the tagin - decorative "crowns" which are sometimes placed on the letters of the Hebrew alphabet written in sacred texts.
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Where do we put the taggin on letters besides שעטנ״ז ג״ץ?
There are different traditions as to on which letters to put the taggin (the crowns), but many old traditions include various specific letters that are not in שעטנ״ז ג״ץ (the letters that we generally ...
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Tagim in Tefilin
I'm having tefilin written for my son's bar mitzvah, and the sofer told me that today the minhag is to only put tagim ("crowns" or "thorns") on the letters שעטנז גץ throughout the tefilin and nothing ...
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Tagin on letter Tet
Shalom!
I recently read that in Genesis 1:4, the word Tov is used for the first time and when written in Hebrew, the Tet is crowned with 4 tagin instead of the usual 3. I have been searching for ...
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Which way should the Tagin be on a nun hafuchah (upside down nun)?
In a written Torah, there are two upside down nun's - one before Bemidbar 10:35 and another after Bemidbar 10:36.
When the Sofer writes this, should the tagin ("crowns") be placed on top (i.e., ...
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What is the purpose of the "crowns" on top of the letters (tagin)?
When writing a Torah the letters שעטנזגצ (as well as the "final" letters, ן and ץ) have "crowns" on top of the letters.
What is the purpose of these crowns and why were these specific letters chosen ...
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Are the tagin considered part of the letter itself?
When writing a Torah, each letter must be written according to a specific shape / form that is defined for each letter. Certain letters contain tagin (crowns). Are these tagin considered part of the ...
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