Hebrew terms
7 terms in Hebrew and transliteration.
Reading the transliteration
ḥ and kh are both close to the “ch” of “loch”; tz is said as in “cats”.
- devekutדבקות
- Devekut (Hasidism). Cleaving to God: in Jewish mysticism, constant attachment of the mind to God.
- ein sofאין סוף
- Ein Sof (Kabbalah). In Kabbalah, the Infinite: God as hidden and beyond all attributes.
- ḥokhmahחכמה
- Wisdom (Judaism). Understanding joined to right living.
- sefirotספירות
- Sefirot (Kabbalah). In Kabbalah, the ten powers or qualities through which the hidden God is manifest.
- shekhinahשכינה
- Shekhinah (Judaism). The indwelling presence of God; in Kabbalah, the feminine aspect of the divine.
- tikkunתיקון
- Tikkun (Kabbalah). In Lurianic Kabbalah, the repair of the shattered world, in which every person takes part.
- tzimtzumצמצום
- Tzimtzum (Kabbalah). In Lurianic Kabbalah, God’s withdrawal to make room for the world.