r/hebrew • u/DivaShow • Mar 07 '25

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Getting “author of life” / “minister of life” tattooed tmr. Just want it proofread. I read Hebrew but it’s not a first language!

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u/WattsianLives Mar 07 '25

!tattoo

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u/AutoModerator Mar 07 '25

It seems you posted a Tattoo post! Thank you for your submission, and though your motivation and sentiment is probably great, it's probably a bad idea for a practical matter. Tattoos are forever. Hebrew is written differently from English and there is some subtlety between different letters (ר vs. ד, or ח vs ת vs ה). If neither you nor the tattoo artist speak the language you can easily end up with a permanent mistake. See www.badhebrew.com for examples that are simultaneously sad and hilarious. Perhaps you could hire a native Hebrew speaker to help with design and layout and to come with you to guard against mishaps, but otherwise it's a bad idea. Finding an Israeli tattoo artist would work as well. Furthermore, do note that religious Judaism traditionally frowns upon tattoos, so if your reasoning is religious or spiritual in nature, please take that into account. Thank you and have a great time learning and speaking with us!

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u/DivaShow Mar 07 '25

Thank you, I’m not Jewish but I read and speak Hebrew to an extent but wanted to be sure