(in this sense
úָּå
, tav, Eze_9:4; Eze_9:6;
÷Üñáãìá
, Revelation 13 sq.), a brand or other character fixed upon the forehead (q.v.), hand, etc., usually of slaves, for the purpose of identifying them. SEE SLAVE.
In the case of Cain (Gen_4:15), a special token (
àåֹú
, sign, as elsewhere rendered) was assigned him in assurance of safety. SEE CAIN.