Anyone know the hebrew for "acceptance"?

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A friend in AA wanted to get it tat'd on his arm. My GF is Jewish and her mother doesn't know it off hand. I know we have a few Jewish brothers here.

Thanks and shalom.
 
for an exact translation, I would need to know the context.
Put it in a sentence.
 
acceptance of life... living life on life's terms... one day at a time...

That work?
 
Hebre3w has many forms for the same word.

For example. :Kabbalat ol malchut shamayim" means acceptance of the yoke of the dominion of heaven--i.e. willingness to live under G-d's law, as laid out in the commandments (613, not just 10).

acceptance = kabbala (note that there is no "t"on the end).
ol = yoke
malchut = kingdom or dominion
shamayim = heaven

The word "kabbala", so often misused, means acceptance or reception.

People who study kabbala in detail are called "m'kubalim" i.e. those who accepted, or those who received.

Someone who wants to say "I received" or "I accepted" would say "kibalti"--with the "i" pronounce as "ee".


Now do you see why I need something more specific to be exact?
 
shaldag said:
Someone who wants to say "I received" or "I accepted" would say "kibalti"--with the "i" pronounce as "ee".
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That seems like the best fit. Can you find an image to show me how this is drawn?
 
solidsoldier,

Make sure your friend's tattoo artist knows what he's doing or else it could turn out like:
קבאב
 
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Cougar Allen said:
A tattoo in Hebrew? Um ...
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My friend isn't Jewish. I know tats aren't allowed by (I'm guessing) orthodoxy. I'm already quite marked and so is my GF. Then again, her mom doesn't keep kosher either. That's one reason I'll be going to conversion classes at our temple, we both want to learn everything the rabbi has to say.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
The easiest tattoos would be cuneiform.
You could scratch those in yourself.
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I designed a runic style of alphabet for the lettering across my shoulders. Fairly simple, even for a DIY tat.

If your friend isn't Jewish, and Jewish Orthodox law forbids tattoos, I'd advise you to take a year to think about this design that will be permanently embedded in his flesh.
 
BTW, what if a person already has them and converts? Does that mean I can't get any more?
 
tyr_shadowblade said:
I designed a runic style of alphabet for the lettering across my shoulders. Fairly simple, even for a DIY tat.

If your friend isn't Jewish, and Jewish Orthodox law forbids tattoos, I'd advise you to take a year to think about this design that will be permanently embedded in his flesh.
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I am curious about this. Why? I go to school with a number of seminary students who have decided to get tats in Greek or Hebrew. They found a Biblical concept or such that they wanted and found it more clearly stated in the original language. English is a rather clumsy language.
 
You should always take a year to consider a tattoo design. Not advisable to do such on impulse. And it is always questionable to get a tat of a language or symbol from a culture of which you are not a part.

But ultimately it's his skin and his decision.
 
solidsoldier said:
BTW, what if a person already has them and converts? Does that mean I can't get any more?
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You could always open a tattoo business after conversion. The Tattoo Jew.

It has a ring to it. :cool:
 
We already have one on the forums. (As if that is a surprise; I am always amazed at the variety of people around here.) Not sure if he was an artist or owned the bidness--and he has now moved on to something else. Perhaps he will chime in --

Yes, orthodox Jewish law prohibits tattooing. However, guess what? Jews still get tats. Not everyone does what the orthodox do. But to the strictly religious, tattooing is anathema. If however, someone is tattooed and wants to participate in a religious ceremony (outside of priestly and Levitical functions, which do not exist today), there is no reason to prevent him/her.

As far as how well a tattooed person gets along with an orthodox community--well, put it this way. Would a guy covered in tats be allowed in a synagogue? Yep. Would the Rabbi encourage his dating his daughter? Nope. Anything else is a gray area.
 
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