תנצב״ה

Hebrew

Etymology

From 1 Samuel 25:29, with translation of the King James Version: “[...]the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life[...]”.

Phrase

תנצב״ה • (tantzava)

1. תְּהֵא נַפְשׁוֹ/נַפְשָׁהּ צְרוּרָה בִּצְרוֹר הַחַיִּים (tehé nafshó/nafshá tzrurá bitzrór haḥayím) a common used epitaph, for a male and female respectively.

See also

• פ"נ (Here lies)