Comments on Bad Hebrew Tattoos: The Marked Sisters

It means "second body"

2011-04-19T16:53:34.905+03:00

It means "second body"

Maybe from a term in the Kabbalah. Sitra Ahra - ס...

2010-02-21T12:43:21.308+02:00

Maybe from a term in the Kabbalah.
Sitra Ahra - סיתרא אחרא
and אחרא = אחרה

Let's see: 1. Adding a hyphen and the word &q...

2010-02-17T20:03:44.473+02:00

Let's see:

1. Adding a hyphen and the word "אחזיק" would give "אחרה-אחזיק", "I shall join/follow", which would suit their strong sisterly bond.

2. Adding double quotes and a Tsadi would give אחרה"צ - "afternoon". Silly? Maybe, or maybe they consider themselves "dusk-sisters".

And in my role here as the sitting stand-up comedi...

2010-02-17T13:09:33.580+02:00

And in my role here as the sitting stand-up comedian, I assume the audience is waiting for me to point out that "het resh heh" *does* have a street-translation which is unfortunately 'excremental'. I instinctively read these tattoos as a solemn sisterly vow never to suffer from, G-d forbid, constipation. Wish I had a cheap fix to suggest, but sometimes even Johnny strikes out. (Speaking generally, I recommend 'MOM' as the safest tattoo: works backward, forwards, and even upside-down as 'WOW'.)

I'm with Shunra. This was no doubt meant to be...

2010-02-17T10:42:40.035+02:00

I'm with Shunra. This was no doubt meant to be Achva, and what we actually have here is yet another case of Vav-Resh confusion.

I think they were aming for sisterhood, which coul...

2010-02-17T04:11:02.834+02:00

I think they were aming for sisterhood, which could (sort of) be phrased as brotherhood, which comes out as אחוה (or more commonly אחווה, but I think they rendered it אחוה and mistatted the ו).