Chokhma in the Kabbalah of Judaism is the second sephira of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. It derives from chokhma חכמה in the Hebrew language meaning "wisdom." The tree of life Kabbalah (קבלה Reception, Standard Hebrew Qabbala, Tiberian Hebrew Qabbālāh; also written variously as Cabala, Cabalah, Cabbala, Cabbalah, Kabala, Kabalah, Kabbala, Qabala, Qabalah) is a religious philosophical system claiming an insight into divine nature. ... The Star of David, a common symbol of Jews and Judaism Judaism is the religion and culture of the Jewish people and one of the first recorded monotheistic faiths. ... Sephirah, also Sefirah (Hebrew language סְפִירָה Enumeration); plural Sephiroth or Sefiroth סְפִירוֹת. ... The Tree-of-Life is a fictional plant (the ancestor of yams, with similar appearance and taste) in Larry Nivens Known Space universe, for which all Hominids have an in-built genetic craving. ... The Modern Hebrew language is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family. ...

In Jewish mysticism, it denotes the first intermediate step between Keter and the rest of the sephiroth, forwarding and channelling Or Ein sof through the rest of the sefiroth. Keter (Hebrew: crown) in the Kabbalah of Judaism, is the topmost of the Sephirot, or Tree of Life. ... Sephirah, also Sefirah (Hebrew language סְפִירָה Enumeration); plural Sephiroth or Sefiroth סְפִירוֹת. ...

It is sometimes called arikh anpin - "the long countenance" - or "father," in Kabbalah. The tree of life Kabbalah (קבלה Reception, Standard Hebrew Qabbala, Tiberian Hebrew Qabbālāh; also written variously as Cabala, Cabalah, Cabbala, Cabbalah, Kabala, Kabalah, Kabbala, Qabala, Qabalah) is a religious philosophical system claiming an insight into divine nature. ...

See also

• Chokhma (Hebrew) (the Hebrew language word)