Kabalah

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Traditional Hebrew magic system.

Spelling

There's no correct way to spell this in latin characters and nobody seems to have managed to have standardised on one way. Thank Goddess! Some common spellings include:

Cabala, Cabbala, Kabalah, Kabbalah, Qabalah, Quabala, and Quoballah.


For the purposes of the wiki we're using Kabalah, but all the other spellings have nodes redirected to this one.

Don't forget that within the system itself it's often referred to as QBL, since Hebrew (in common with Arabic) is based on a system of triliteral roots. --entitything

Pronounciation

It's pronounced KA-BA-LA. The word descends from hebrew K-B-L (קבל). K-B-L is the root verb for "receive", and "kabala" would therefore be literally "one being given". In modern spoken Hebrew, "kabala" is an invoice, e.g. a proof of purchase that is received by the customer upon payment.

Sub Sections

The Kabalah includes the Tree of Life, Gematria and oral tradition, and is based in large part on the Babylonian Talmud, The Zohar, and the Sepher Yetzirah.

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