Dictionary

Kabbalah en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /kəˈbɑːlə/
• /ˌkɑːbɑːˈlɑː/ Hebrew-like
• /ˈkɑːbələ/
• /ˈkɑːbəlɑː/
• /ˌkɑːbəˈlɑː/ Hebrew-like

Etymology

Borrowed 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.

Meanings

1. (Judaism) A body of mystical Jewish teachings based on an esoteric reading of the Hebrew scriptures.
   • Hasidism is closely allied with the fundamental teachings of the Kabbalah, the system of Jewish esoteric thought and mysticism. 1991, Stacy C. Hollander, Harry Lieberman: a journey of remembrance, page 49:
   • In addition to vitriolic criticism of Black Lives Matter and #MeToo, Owens’s controversial claims that, for example, the Jewish mystical practice Kabbalah is a “pedophile-centric religion” have drawn condemnation from Jewish advocacy groups. 2025 April 24, Anna Silman, “Now comes the ‘womanosphere’: the anti-feminist media telling women to be thin, fertile and Republican”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2025:

Forms

Deriveds

Kabbalah bracelet

Relateds

cabal · kabbalist

Translations (23)

pl kabała (body of teachings) · yi קבלה (body of teachings) · ru кабала́ (body of teachings) · hy կաբալա (body of teachings) · ar قَبَالَة (body of teachings) · de Kaballah (body of teachings) · fi kabbala (body of teachings) · nl Kabbala (body of teachings) · ja カバラ (body of teachings) · fr kabbale (body of teachings) · ko 카발라 (body of teachings) · es cábala (body of teachings) · de Kabbala (body of teachings) · he קַבָּלָה (body of teachings) · ru каббала́ (body of teachings) · da kabbala (body of teachings) · pt cabala (body of teachings) · mk ка́бала (body of teachings) · vo kabaal (body of teachings) · ca càbala (body of teachings) · fa کابالا (body of teachings) · sv kabbala (body of teachings) · cmn 卡巴拉 (body of teachings)

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