Adam dele’eila – higher Adam
Adam deletata – lower Adam
Arich anpin – long face, an aspect of the Divine emanation
Atik – feminine part of Adam Kadmon
Bechira chofshit – free will
Bina – understanding
Chessed – kindness
Chochmah – wisdom
Daat – knowledge, understanding, G-d consciousness
Din – judgment
Dira betachtonim – dwelling place in the lower worlds
Ein sof – the infinite (G-d)
ChaDaR – chesed (benevolence), din (limitation), rachamim (mediation/harmony between the two
Chalal – space
Four worlds (five worlds when including Adam Kadmon) –
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- Adam Kadmon – primordial man
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- Atzilut – World of Emanation
- Briah – World of Creation
- Yetzirah – World of Formation
- Asiyah – World of Action
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Geula – redemption
Gevurah – severity
Hanhaga klalit – general Providence, the laws of nature
Hanhaga pratit – particular providence
Hitbonenut – contemplation
Hitlahavut – religious ecstasy
Hod – glory
Igulim – circular emanations within the halal
Keter – crown
Kli – vessel
Levush – covering, garment
Netzach – victory
Olam(ot) – world(s)
Otiot – letters, language
Klipah – husks, shells
Machloket – dispute, halachic disagreement
Mashal – example, metaphor, parable, allegory
Nukvah – feminine
Partzufim – Divine configurations, faces, forms
Ratzon – Divine will
Ratzon lehashpia – desire to give
Ratzon lekabel – desire to receive
Reisha delo yada – head of Atik, the head that is not known
Reshimu – impression of the infinite
Sephirot – 10 emanations of the Infinite (ein sof)
Shechina – Divine presence in the world
Shevirat Hakelim – smashing of the vessels
Sovev – surrounding
Torat hasod – secret Torah (mysticism/kabbalah)
Tiferet – beauty
Tikkun – repair, enlightenment
Tzimtzim – G-d is contracting into itself
Yesod – foundation
Yosher – the sephirotic pattern of right lift and central
Zeir anpin – small face
