To sign "holy," start with your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing up. Take your dominant hand, also flat with the palm facing down, and make a small circular motion just above the non-dominant hand. Finally, slide your dominant hand forward across your non-dominant palm.
Sign 'this', followed by 'holy', and then 'place' to describe the location.
Point to yourself for 'we', sign 'read', 'holy', and then 'book'.
Sign 'today', followed by 'holy', and then 'day'.
Sign 'this', followed by 'holy', and then 'place' to describe the location.
Point to yourself for 'we', sign 'read', 'holy', and then 'book'.
Sign 'today', followed by 'holy', and then 'day'.
The sign for 'clean' is made by simply sliding the dominant flat hand across the non-dominant palm. 'Holy' adds a small, distinct circular motion above the palm right before the slide.
Yes, many signers use an initialized version with an 'H' handshape making the circle and slide. However, the flat hand version shown in the video is also very common and widely understood.
Yes, the dominant hand typically slides forward and slightly off the fingertips of the non-dominant hand to complete the sign smoothly.
