Crescent

Crescent is a word that literally refers to the loin, the hip.

"Crescent" is a symbol of a person's physical and spiritual strength.

The "loins" are also a symbol of the spiritual "frame," "foundation," "support," the reason, the intellect of man, on which he relies in his life, guided by the knowledge of God's Will and His Commandments.  

The "girding of the loins" symbolizes the psychological, spiritual, and physical readiness of man's mind and will to do good works of righteousness, to be ready to experience difficulties.