cabbala
cabbala (kabbala) Form of Jewish mysticism. It holds that every word, letter, number, even accent of the Bible contains mysteries to be interpreted, often in the form of codes for Yahweh. The earliest extant cabbalist work is the 3rd-century Sefir Yezirah (‘Book of Creation’). Cabbalism spread throughout Europe in the 13th century, and is still practised by some Hasidic Jews.
cabbala
cabbala oral tradition handed down from Moses to the Rabbis; tradition of mystical interpretation of the O.T. XVI. — medL. — Rabbinical Heb. ḳabbālāh tradition, f. ḳibbēl receive, accept, admit.
Hence cabbalist XVI, -istic XVII, -istical XVI.
Hence cabbalist XVI, -istic XVII, -istical XVI.
Cabbala
Cab·ba·la / kəˈbälə; ˈkabələ/ • n. variant spelling of Kabbalah.
Cabbala(h)
Cabbala(h) (teachings of the Jewish mystics): see KABBALAH.
More From encyclopedia.com
French Literature , The influence of the Hebrew Bible and other Jewish writings on early French literature is limited. With the exception of the 12th-century Jeu d'Adam,… Eliphelet , Eliphal (ĕl´īfăl, ēlī´fəl), the same as Eliphelet4.
Eliphalet (ēlĬf´əlĕt), in the Bible, name of two sons of David. Alternate forms are Eliphelet and… Crafts , Crafts
In the Bible
Genesis 4:2, 17, 20–22 describes Cain and four of his descendants as the first to engage in crafts. Cain worked the land, Enoch e… Elizaphan , Elzaphan (ĕl´zəfăn, ĕlzā´–), the same as Elizaphan.
Elizaphan (ēlĬz´əfăn, ĕlĬzā´–). In the Bible, Aaron's cousin. An alternate spelling is Elzaphan. L , L, 1 [Called ‘ell’]. The 12th LETTER of the Roman ALPHABET as used for English. It originated in the Phoenician letter lamed, adopted into GREEK as l… South Holland , HAGUE, THE
HAGUE, THE (Dutch: 's Gravenhage, Den Haag ), seat of the government of the Netherlands and capital of South Holland province. Jewish sett…
About this article
cabbala
All Sources -
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
cabbala