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The Sefirot in Jewish Kabbalah

Gevurah

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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.[citation needed]

Gevurah is "the essence of judgment (DIN) and limitation", and corresponds to awe and the element of fire.[3]

According to some modern sources, Gevurah is associated with the color red.[4]

Description

Gevurah is the fifth of the ten Sefirot and second of the emotive attributes in Creation, and which corresponds to the second day of creation[5] (Zohar 2:127b).

The angelic order of this sphere is the Seraphim, ruled by the Archangel Camael. The opposing Qliphah is represented by the demonic order Golachab, ruled by the Archdemon Asmodeus.

Notes

  1. ^ Khan, Geoffrey (2020). The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 1. Open Book Publishers. ISBN 978-1783746767.
  2. ^ "Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 1369. geburah".
  3. ^ Samuel, Gabriella (18 October 2007). Kabbalah Handbook: A Concise Encyclopedia of Terms and Concepts in Jewish Mysticism. TarcherPerigee. ISBN 978-1585425600.
  4. ^ "Sefirot". My Jewish Learning. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  5. ^ Kaplan Inner Space 1990: p. 61

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