Chokmah: The Wisdom
Chokmâh (in Hebrew חכמה) is the Hebrew biblical word translated as “wisdom” in the English biblical versions (LXX σοφία sophia, Vulgate sapientia). The word is found 149 times in the…
September 27, 2020
Chokmâh (in Hebrew חכמה) is the Hebrew biblical word translated as “wisdom” in the English biblical versions (LXX σοφία sophia, Vulgate sapientia). The word is found 149 times in the…
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Tiphareth in Hebrew תִּפְאֶרֶת means “beauty,” “splendor,” or even “glory” (being close to “Hod”), it is the sixth sefira in the cabalistic tree of life, and has in common the…
Hod (in Hebrew הוד “majesty, splendor, glory”) is the eighth sephira of the Kabalistic Tree of Life. Hod is below Gevurah and across from Netzach in the Tree of Life;…
Netzach (in Hebrew: נצח “eternity”) is the seventh of ten Sefirot and is located under Chesed (“mercy”), at the base of the “Pillar of Mercy” to which also Chochmah (“wisdom”)…
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