Kabballah

See also: kabballah

English

Alternative forms

• Qabbala, Qabbālāh, Cabala, Cabalah, Cabbala, Cabbalah, Kabala, Kabalah, Kabbala, Qabala, Qabalah
• kabballah, qabbala, qabbālāh, cabala, cabalah, cabbala, cabbalah, kabala, kabalah, kabbala, qabala, qabalah, kabbalah, kaballah

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Kabballah

2. (Judaism) A body of mystical Jewish teachings based on an esoteric reading of the Hebrew scriptures.

Derived terms

• Kabballah bracelet

Related terms

• kabbalist

Translations

body of teachings

• Arabic: قَبَالَة f (qabāla)
• Armenian: կաբալա (kabala)
• Catalan: càbala (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 卡巴拉 (kǎbālā)

• Danish: kabbala c
• Dutch: Kabbala
• Finnish: kabbala (fi)
• French: kabbale (fr) f
• German: Kabbala (de) f, Kaballah f
• Hebrew: קַבָּלָה (he) f (kabbala)
• Japanese: カバラ (kabara)
• Macedonian: ка́бала f (kábala)
• Polish: kabała (pl) f
• Portuguese: cabala (pt) f
• Russian: Каббала́ (ru) f (Kabbalá), кабала́ (ru) f (kabalá)
• Spanish: cábala (es) f
• Swedish: kabbala (sv)
• Volapük: kabaal
• Yiddish: קבלה f (kabole)

See also

• cabal