Gevurah or Geburah (Hebrew: גְּבוּרָה, romanized: Gəvūrā, Tiberian: Găḇūrā, lit. 'strength'),[1][2] is the fifth sephirah in the kabbalistic Tree of Life, and it is the second of the emotive attributes of the sephirot. It sits below Binah, across from Chesed and above Hod.
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Gevurah is "the essence of judgment (DIN) and limitation", and corresponds to awe and the element of fire.[3]
Description
editGevurah is the fifth of the ten Sefirot and second of the emotive attributes in Creation, and which corresponds to the second day of creation[4][5]
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Qualities
editColour
editAccording to some modern sources, Gevurah is associated with the color red.[6][better source needed]
Ethical behaviour
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In Western esotericism
editThe angelic order of this sphere is the Seraphim, ruled by the Archangel Camael. The opposing Qliphah is represented by the demonic order Golachab.[citation needed]
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References
edit- ^ Khan (2020).
- ^ "Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 1369. geburah".
- ^ Samuel (2007).
- ^ Kaplan (1990), p. 61.
- ^ Zohar 2:127b.
- ^ "Sefirot". My Jewish Learning. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
Works cited
edit- Kaplan, Aryeh (1990). Sutton, Abraham (ed.). Inner Space: Introduction to Kabbalah, Meditation and Prophecy. Brooklyn, NY: Moznaim Publishing. ISBN 0-940118-56-4.
- Khan, Geoffrey (2020). The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew. Vol. 1. Open Book Publishers. ISBN 978-1-78374-676-7.
- Samuel, Gabriella (2007). Kabbalah Handbook: A Concise Encyclopedia of Terms and Concepts in Jewish Mysticism. Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-101-21846-4. OCLC 488308797.
Further reading
edit- The Bahir. Translated by Aryeh Kaplan. Aronson. 1995. ISBN 1-56821-383-2.
External links
edit- The Tanya of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi. Elucidated by Rabbi Yosef Wineberg. Kehot Publication Society.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) via "Lessons in Tanya". Chabad.org. Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center. - Rabbi Shimon Leiberman. "Kabbala #11: Gevurah: The Strength of Judgment". Kabbalah 101. Aish.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2008.