Wikipedia's first sentence called it “decoration drawn over the letters gimel”. Today it says “decoration drawn over some hebrew letters in the jewish scribal practice”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
3 tagin on the .1A tag (Aramaic: תג, plural tagin , תגין) is a decoration drawn over some Hebrew letters in the Jewish scrolls of Sifrei Torah , Tefillin , Mezuzot and the Five Megillot .2 The Hebrew name for this Scribal feature is kether (כתר). Both tag and kether mean "crown" in Aramaic and Hebrew respectively. The letters Beth , Daleth , He , Heth , Yud and Quf have one tag ( Mnemonic : BeDeQ-ChaYaH בדק חיה). The letters Gimel , Zayin , Tet , Nun , Ayin , Tzadi and Shin have 3 tags (Mnemonic: Sha´ATNeZ-GaTz שעטנז גץ). In kabbalistic thought, each tag has special significance and meaning. Some manuscripts feature embellished tagin on the top line of each column and some also on all occurrences of the Tetragrammaton other than those prefixed with a lamed (b. The tag embellishment is attributed Talmudically to Rabbi Akiva (b.3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
3 tagin on the ג . A tag ( , plural tagin , תגין) is a decoration drawn over the letters Gimel , Zayin , Tet , Nun , Ayin , Tzadi and Shin in Jewish scrolls - Sefer Torah , Megilas Esther , Tefillin and Mezuzot . In Jewish theology, each tag has special significance and meaning.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
3 tagin on the ג . A tag ( , plural tagin , תגין) is a decoration drawn over some Hebrew letters in Jewish scrolls - Sefer Torah , Megilat Esther (Scroll of Esther) , Tefillin and Mezuzot .The letters Beth, Daleth, He, Kheth, Yud and Quf have one tag.The letters Gimel , Zayin , Tet , Nun , Ayin , Tzadi and Shin have 3 tags. In Jewish theology, each tag has special significance and meaning.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 6 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Three tagin on the letter Gimel ( ג ) .A tag ( Aramaic : תאג , plural tagin , תאגין ) is a decoration drawn over some Hebrew letters in the Jewish scrolls of Sifrei Kodesh , Tefillin and Mezuzot . The Hebrew name for this scribal feature is kether ( כתר ). Tag and kether mean 'crown' in Aramaic and Hebrew respectively.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Hebrew decoration Three tagin on the letter Gimel ( ג ) . A tag ( Aramaic : תאג , plural tagin , תאגין ) is a decoration drawn over some Hebrew letters in the Jewish scrolls of Sifrei Kodesh , Tefillin and Mezuzot . The Hebrew name for this scribal feature is kether ( כתר ). Tag and kether mean 'crown' in Aramaic and Hebrew respectively.
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decoration drawn over the letters gimel
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decoration drawn over some hebrew letters in the jewish scribal practice
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