"Kabbalah" meaning in English

See Kabbalah in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kəˈbɑːlə/, /ˈkɑːbələ/, /ˈkɑːbəlɑː/, /ˌkɑːbɑːˈlɑː/ (note: Hebrew-like), /ˌkɑːbəˈlɑː/ (note: Hebrew-like)
Etymology: From Hebrew קַבָּלָה (kabalá, “Jewish mysticism”, literally “something received”). It refers to the notion that Kabbalah is a set of mystical doctrines received in antiquity and passed on in small circles. Doublet of cabal. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|קַבָּלָה||Jewish mysticism|lit=something received|tr=kabalá}} Hebrew קַבָּלָה (kabalá, “Jewish mysticism”, literally “something received”), {{doublet|en|cabal}} Doublet of cabal Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kabbalah Forms: Cabala [alternative], Cabalah [alternative], Cabbala [alternative], Cabbalah [alternative], Kabala [alternative], Kabalah [alternative], Kabbala [alternative], Qabala [alternative], Qabalah [alternative], Qabbala [alternative], Qabbālāh [alternative], cabala [alternative], cabalah [alternative], cabbala [alternative], cabbalah [alternative], kabala [alternative], kabalah [alternative], kabbala [alternative], kabbalah [alternative], qabala [alternative], qabalah [alternative]
  1. (Judaism) A body of mystical Jewish teachings based on an esoteric reading of the Hebrew scriptures. Wikidata QID: Q123006 Wikipedia link: Kabbalah Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Judaism Derived forms: Kabbalah bracelet Related terms: kabbalist, cabal Translations (body of teachings): قَبَالَة (qabāla) [feminine] (Arabic), կաբալա (kabala) (Armenian), càbala [feminine] (Catalan), 卡巴拉 (kǎbālā) (Chinese Mandarin), kabbala [common-gender] (Danish), Kabbala (Dutch), kabbala (Finnish), kabbale [feminine] (French), Kabbala [feminine] (German), Kaballah [feminine] (German), קַבָּלָה (kabbala) [feminine] (Hebrew), カバラ (kabara) (Japanese), ка́бала (kábala) [feminine] (Macedonian), kabała [feminine] (Polish), cabala [feminine] (Portuguese), Каббала́ (Kabbalá) [feminine] (Russian), кабала́ (kabalá) [feminine] (Russian), cábala [feminine] (Spanish), kabbala (Swedish), kabaal (Volapük), קבלה (kabole) [feminine] (Yiddish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "càbala"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kǎbālā",
      "sense": "body of teachings",
      "word": "卡巴拉"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "body of teachings",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kabbala"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "body of teachings",
      "word": "Kabbala"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "body of teachings",
      "word": "kabbala"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "body of teachings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kabbale"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "body of teachings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kabbala"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "body of teachings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kaballah"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "kabbala",
      "sense": "body of teachings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "קַבָּלָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kabara",
      "sense": "body of teachings",
      "word": "カバラ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kábala",
      "sense": "body of teachings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ка́бала"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "body of teachings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kabała"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "body of teachings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cabala"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Kabbalá",
      "sense": "body of teachings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Каббала́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kabalá",
      "sense": "body of teachings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кабала́"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "body of teachings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cábala"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "body of teachings",
      "word": "kabbala"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "body of teachings",
      "word": "kabaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "kabole",
      "sense": "body of teachings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "קבלה"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kabbalah"
}

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