Deborah Dicembre
Bat Tzion!
40 x 50cm
Acrylic & Mixed Media on Canvas
Unframed (Please note images are an example only of framing suggestion)
Bat Tzion - Literally it means , ‘Daughter of Zion’, but as with all Hebrew words and letters , they are also pictures and it has a deeper meaning.
The unmarried daughter is the most vulnerable member of the house hold. Not a child and not yet a woman either. She comes under a special protection of her father. He also spoils her a little at this time . It’s almost like a rite of passage that she be given some special care so that she has an extra understanding of her value and the very tender period of transition she is in.
The same fierce way that he loves her he also protects her. There’s a kind of danger associated with the words, as in , ‘watch out if you come to harm or take advantage of this young woman-girl. There will be dire consequences’ . Her protection is a sacred duty and he takes it very seriously. If she is harmed or compromised in any way , that blood is on his hands. That is required of him. Not her.
In keeping with the theme of Master Peace and emotional healing it is also at this very tender age and stage of life when a heart is first given , or broken . The love and wounds we receive in our teen years have a life long effect.