Sephirah, also Sefirah (סְפִירָה "enumeration" in Hebrew); plural: Sephiroth or Sefirot סְפִירוֹת. The Modern Hebrew language is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family. ...

In Judaism

Sephiroth (or Enumerations), in the Kabbalah of Judaism, are the ten attributes that God (who is referred to as the Or Ein Sof "light [that is] without end") created through which he can project himself to the universe and man. These emanations manifest not only in the physical part of the universe, but also in the metaphysical one. Kabbalah distinguishes between four different "worlds" or "planes": 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. ... The term God is ordinarily used to designate a singular, universal Supreme Being. ...

1. Atziluth (אֲצִילוּת), or "World of Emanations", on this level the light of the Ein Sof radiates and is still united with its source.
2. Beri'ah (בְּרִיאָה) or "World of Creation", on this level the first concept of creation ex nihilo however without any shape or form. This is also where the Highest Ranking Angels are to be found.
3. Yetzirah (יְצִירָה) or "World of Formation" on this level the created being assumes shape and form.
4. Asiyah' (עֲשִׂיָּה) or "World of Actions", on this level the creation is complete, however it is still in a spiritual level. At a later stage there is the 'phyisical Asiyah' comprising our phyisical world with all its creatures.

Each of these worlds are progressively grosser and further removed from any revealed Godliness, however the ten Sephiroth manifest in all of them.

The Sephiroth constitute the "Kabbalistic tree of life, and are aligned in three columns, with each Keter connecting its 'world', with the Malkhuth of the 'world' above it. The Tree of life is the cosmology of the Kabbalah. ... Keter, in Jewish mysticism, is the topmost of the Sephirot, or Tree of Life. ...

The names of the Sephirot are:

1. Keter ("Crown"; כתר)
2. Chokmah ("Wisdom"; חכמה)
3. Binah ("Understanding"; בינה)
4. Chesed ("Mercy"; חסד)
5. Gevurah ("Severity"; גבורה)
6. Tiphereth ("Glory"; תיפארת)
7. Netzach ("Victory"; נצח)
8. Hod ("Majesty"; הוד)
9. Yesod ("Foundation"; יסוד)
10. Malkhut ("Kingdom"; מלכות)

Occasionally another is enumerated: Keter (Hebrew: crown) in the Kabbalah of Judaism, is the topmost of the Sephirot, or Tree of Life. ... Hod in the Kabbalah of Judaism is the eighth sephira of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. ...

• Da'at ("Knowledge"; דעת)

Da'at and Keter are the same sefirah from two different aspects. From one aspect this sefirah is referred to Keter and from an other aspect it is referred to as Da'at. Therefore when Da'at is counted then Keter is not counted and when Keter is counted Da'at is not counted.

• Central column:

Kether heads the central column of the tree, which is known metaphorically speaking as "Pillar of Mildness", associated with Hebrew letter Aleph, "the breath", and the air element; It is a neutral one, a balance between the two opposing forces of male and female tendencies. Aleph or Alef is the first letter of the Phoenician and Hebrew alphabets. ...

• Right column:

Chokmah heads the right column of the tree, metaphorically speaking the "Pillar of Mercy", associated with the Hebrew letter Shin, the fire element, and the male aspect; Shin or Sin is the 21st letter of the Phoenician and Hebrew alphabets. ...

• Left column:

The left column is headed by Binah, it is metaphorically speaking called the "Pillar of Severity", and is associated with Hebrew letter Mem (literally meaning "water"), the water element and the female aspect. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

In Occult

According to occult the shape of the Tree of Life has correlation to 22 Tarot parts too. It has cinnarot from Hod and Netzah to Malkuth. While it's cinnarot order differs from Jewish Kabbalah.

See also

• Qliphoth

In Judaism, the Qliphoth or Klippot (singular: Qliphah) are the representation of evil forces. ...

Etymology

Many words in other languages are derivative from Hebrew language stem ספר S-F-R in Sefirah. Partial list includes:

• Greek: sphaira (ball),
• English: sphere, cipher,
• Russian: цифра (digit) сфера (sphere).