אשתימא

אִשְׁתַּיָּמָאm. (שום) mark, distinction. Ab. Zar.41a מעיקרא סבור א׳וכ׳ Ar. (ed. אִישְׁתַּיָּימָא) at first it was thought the ring in the hand of a statue was a mere distinction (not typical of any religious idea), but afterwards it was found out that (it represents the idea that) he (the bearer of it) seals himself for death as a vicarious sacrifice for the whole world.