The Meaning of the Word Kabbalah
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Topics In Jewish Mystical Thought The root k-b-l itself appears in the book of Esther in three verses. Let us examine the latter two: And the Jews accepted
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Although the Hebrew root k-b-l (pronounced: kabel; spelled: kuf-beit-lamed) appears fifteen times in the Bible, its appearance in the Five Books of Moses is limited to two verses in
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The Hebrew word Kabbalah has become the standard term used for referring to the vast array of mystical thought and practice revealed and handed down as part
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It is in the last part of the Bible, the "Writings," that the root k-b-l achieves its greatest prominence, appearing eleven times and always in the sense
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The Kabbalistic tradition also makes use of the narrative form as an adjunct to abstract discourse aimed at communicating profound truths. The oldest Kabbalah text, Sefer
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As its Hebrew name Megilat Ester implies, the ultimate purpose of this text is to inspire "revelation" (gilui) of that which is in a state of "concealment"