Kabbalah

/kəˈbɑːlə/ · name

Meaning

Alternative spelling of Kabbalah.
A body of mystical Jewish teachings based on an esoteric reading of the Hebrew scriptures.

Etymology / origin

Borrowed from Hebrew קַבָּלָה (kabalá, “Jewish mysticism”, literally “something received”). It refers to the notion that Kabbalah is a set of mystical doctrines received in antiquity and passed on in small circles. Doublet of cabal.

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