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# kabbalah

noun

«kabbalah» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The word means "received" and refers to teaching handed down. Sefer Yetzirah is one of its earliest books, though scholars and tradition differ about its age.

### Meaning

The Jewish tradition of mystical teaching about God, creation and the hidden meaning of the Torah. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kabbalah/#m1)

### Examples

- Thus Gedaliah Ibn Yahya, in his „Slialshelet ha-Kabbalah, says : (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kabbalah/#x1)
- "He composed the Sefer Mechiltin, and the Sefer Yetzirah on Kabbalah. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kabbalah/#x2)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «kabbalah» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kabbalah/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«kabbalah» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/kabbalah.html) on Mova free.