What does this pointing hand symbol mean?

Question

I've seen in the Shulchan Aruch the hand symbol ( ☜ ) appearing quite a few times.

What does it do? Does it reference to mforshim on the side?

The common names for this character in typography are index, manicule, and fist. (source: Wikipedia. — , Jan 08 '14 at 04:11

msh210 · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-17T05:00:59.080

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In Orach Chayim, it refers to a comment by the Yad Efrayim, in the margin.

The Business Halacha Institute tells me that in Choshen Mishpat it points to a chidush [a novel thought or opinion].

edited Apr 17 '13 at 05:00

answered Sep 16 '11 at 22:18

msh210

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Decided that it' a chidush by who? The publisher? – ertert3terte Apr 16 '13 at 21:24
@ShmuelBrin, good question. I know no more than I wrote, unfortunately. – msh210 Apr 16 '13 at 22:06
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It appears quite a bit in Yoreh De'ah as well. Also, I noticed that some new publishers use it a little bit differently than older ones, so this answer may be obsolete (or just incomplete). I think some publishers may have a note at the beginning about how they use it. @Shmuel brin – Seth J Apr 17 '13 at 12:51
There's a Yad Efraim on Yoreh Deah as well – robev Sep 11 '20 at 01:14
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@SethJ see preceding comment. – msh210 Sep 11 '20 at 04:17
@msh210 Thank you. I didn't even remember commenting on this (still don't). – Seth J Nov 16 '20 at 17:09

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