Tag (Hebrew writing)
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A tag (
Placement
In modern practice, the letters
Sefer Tagin
About the 2nd century CE, a work called Sefer Tagin (ספר תאגין or ספר תאגי) emerged attributed to
Maimonides
This tradition, predating the versification of the Torah text, contains some instruction wherein it is difficult to know what verses are being referenced, thus in the 12th century, Maimonides ruled that though a scribe should do his utmost to incorporate all of the elements of this tradition, called otiyyot meshunot (strange letters), if they are omitted, whether in full or in part, the scroll would not be ruled as pasul (invalid).[4]
Interpretation
The Talmud states that tagin were originally added to the text by God at Mount Sinai, and that Rabbi Akiva would use their presence in order to derive laws.[5]
In kabbalistic thought, each tag has special significance and meaning.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Talmud Bavli - Menachos 29b.
- ^ cf. Soferim 9:1
- ^ Brian Tice, Sefer Tagin (ספר תאגין): An Ancient Sofer Manual (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Yiddishkeit 101, 2021). ISBN 979-8-4929-0692-4.
- ^ Moshe ben Maimon (Rambam), Mishneh Torah, Hilkhot Sefer Torah uMezuzah v'Tefillin 7:8.
- ^ Menahot 29b; Shabbat 89a
- ^ Etz Chaim - Shaar TaNT"A.
External links
- Learning About Tagin (UnderstandingHebrew.com)
- Sofer (scribal) penmanship for ritual STA"M use of Kulmusim quill
- Halachic origins in Gemara, the Babylonian Tractate Menachot 29
- Conventions in use