Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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.

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