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One of two numbers that is written differently from the conventions of writing numbers in Hebrew in order to avoid writing the name of God. [19] The other is 16. The number of words in the Priestly Blessing; The date of many Jewish Holidays, including: Pesach, Sukkot, Tu B'Shevat, and Tu B'Av
Numbers such as 7, 10, 12, and 40 were known for recurring in symbolic contexts. Gematria is form of cipher used to generate a numerical equivalent for a Hebrew word, which sometimes is invested with symbolic meaning.
This is used in the case where a number is represented by two or more Hebrew numerals (e.g., 28 → כ״ח ). Similarly, a single geresh (U+05F3 in Unicode, and resembling a single quote mark) is appended after (to the left of) a single letter to indicate that the letter represents a number rather than a (one-letter) word.
The 144,000 (Rev. 7:4; 14:1, 3) are the multiples of 12 x 12 x 10 x 10 x 10, a symbolic number that signifies the total number (tens) of the people of God (twelves). The 12,000 stadia (12 x 10 x 10 x 10) of the walls of the New Jerusalem in Rev. 21:16 represent an immense city that can house the total number (tens) of God's people (twelves).
The term arithmancy is derived from two Greek words – arithmos (meaning number) and manteia (meaning divination). "Αριθμομαντεία" Arithmancy is thus the study of divination through numbers. [3] Although the word "arithmancy" dates to the 1570s, [4] the word "numerology" is not recorded in English before c. 1907. [5]
Ohr (Hebrew: אור, romanized: ʾor, lit. 'Light', plural: אורות ʾoroṯ) is a central Kabbalistic term in Jewish mysticism.The analogy of physical light describes divine emanations.
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The Hebrew word zimzum can mean “contraction,” “retraction,” “demarcation,” “restraint,” and “concentration.” The term zimzum originates in the Kabbalah and refers to God’s contraction of himself before the creation of the world, and for the purpose of creating the world.