ZBARAZH JEWISH HEADSTONE DATABASE
Stone ID:
ZBN027
Location:
Grounded/Loose:
grounded
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Material:
sandstone
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Inscription Style:
incised letter
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Name Original:
חיים ליב
Name English:
Chaim Leib
Surname Original:
קעסטין
Surname English:
Kesten
Father Original:
משה
Father English:
Moshe
Husband Original:
Husband English:
Gender:
male
Death Date Hebrew:
29-Tammuz-5680
Death Date:
1920-07-15*
Age:
24
Birth Date:
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Primary Symbol:
Epitaph Original:
פ״נ
הישר … …
נחמד …[ה]וריו
נקטף שנותיו
בדמי ימיו
בן כ״ד לימי חייו
כמר׳ חיים ליב
בן ר׳משה
קעסטין
נפ׳ ע׳ר׳ח׳ אב תר״ף
לדאבון כל משפחתו
ת׳נ׳צ׳ב׳ה׳
Epitaph English:
here is buried
... honest
a joy to behold
thwarted prematurely
in his better days
24 years of the days of his life
Chaim Leib
son of Moshe
Kesten
died before the new month of Av [5]680
the whole family is in sorrow
may his soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life
... honest
a joy to behold
thwarted prematurely
in his better days
24 years of the days of his life
Chaim Leib
son of Moshe
Kesten
died before the new month of Av [5]680
the whole family is in sorrow
may his soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life
Acrostic Original:
Acrostic English:
Additional Original:
Hier ruht
CHAIM LEIB
KESTEN
CHAIM LEIB
KESTEN
Additional English:
Here rests
CHAIM LEIB
KESTEN
CHAIM LEIB
KESTEN
Stone Condition:
good: upright, intact, slight damage to symbols and epitaph, brocken piece in the upper part of the stone
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Last Revision:
2024-07-10
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