English Explanatory Dictionary

sefirah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Each of the ten attributes that God created, through which he can project himself to the universe and man.
  2. The counting of the Omer, that is, the period of 49 days between Passover and Shavuot.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛfɪɹɑː/ /səˈfiɹə/

Word forms

sefirah sefiroth sefirot sephirah sephira sefira

Etymology

From Hebrew סְפִירָה (s'firá, “sefirah”, literally “counting, enumeration”), plural סְפִירוֹת (s'firót).

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