Adir Hu — (English: Mighty is He, Hebrew אדיר הוּא) is a hymn sung by Jews worldwide at the Passover Seder. It switches rapidly between saying the virtues of God in an alphabet format (Aleph, Bet, Gimmel,...), and expressing hope that God will rebuild the… … Wikipedia
Christian Hebraist — A Christian Hebraist is a scholar of Hebrew who comes from a Christian family background/belief, or is a Jewish adherent of Christianity. The main area of study is that commonly known as the Old Testament to Christians (and Tanakh to Jews), but… … Wikipedia
Jezirah — (hebr., »Schöpfung«), nach der Kabbala (s. d.) die dritte, aus keiner vorhanden gewesenen Materie gebildete Welt, die Welt der denkenden Substanzen; dann ein die kabbalistische Literatur eröffnendes, dem 8. oder 9. Jahrh. angehöriges, sehr… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Kabbala — • It primarily signifies reception, and, secondarily, a doctrine received by oral tradition Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Kabbala Kabbala … Catholic encyclopedia
PROPHÉTIES — SECTION PREMIÈRE. Ce mot, dans son acception ordinaire, signifie prédiction de l avenir. C est en ce sens que Jésus disait à ses disciples: Il est nécessaire que tout ce qui a été écrit de moi dans la loi de Moïse, dans les prophètes et dans… … Dictionnaire philosophique de Voltaire
YEẒIRAH, SEFER — (Heb. סֵפֶר יְצִירָה; the Book of Creation ), the earliest extant Hebrew text of systematic, speculative thought. Its brevity – no more than 1,600 words altogether even in its longer version – allied to its obscure and at the same time laconic… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
