Visually, the most concise items that convey particular ideas and qualities are icons, signs, and emblems. Icons are images that resemble the phenomenon they represent, echoing the essence of the object they depict, such as the Jewish MENORAH – the seven-branched candelabrum of the Temple in Jerusalem. Its depictions, beginning with ancient synagogue reliefs and mosaic floor decorations and later appearing wall paintings, Jewish tombstones, and various ritual objects, show different versions, but its primary image demands that it comprises six lines, three on each side of a central vertical line.