English Explanatory Dictionary

zimzum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The self-imposed "withdrawal" of a part of God to enable the creation of the universe, as described by Isaac Luria.

Word forms

zimzum tzimtzum

Etymology

From Hebrew צימצום \ צִמְצוּם (tzimtzúm, “zimzum”, literally “contraction”).

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