Ohr Ein Sof

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Ohr Ein Sof is a Kabbalistic term referring to the infinite, boundless divine light that emanates from the unknowable essence of God before any creation or limitation.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ohr Ein Sof canonical 2
Ain Sof 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kabbalistic concept
mystical theological concept
associatedWith Sefirot
divine immanence
divine transcendence
emanation
centralTo Kabbalistic metaphysics
characterizedAs boundless
infinite
pre-creational
consideredAs first revelation of the Infinite
contrastedWith finite creation
describes divine light
distinguishedFrom Ein Sof as absolute essence
emanatesFrom Ein Sof
unknowable essence of God
hasAspect pre-Sefirotic light
undifferentiated divine light
hasAttribute non-material
non-spatial
non-temporal
hasDomain Jewish theology
mystical cosmology
hasLanguageOfOrigin Hebrew
hasMeaning infinite light
light of the Infinite
hasOntologicalStatus emanated light rather than divine essence
hasTheologicalRole bridge between Ein Sof and creation
hasTransliteration Ohr Ein Sof self-link
Or Ein Sof
influences Hasidic thought
Jewish mystical prayer
isPartOf Jewish mysticism
Kabbalah
linkedTo Neoplatonic emanationism (in scholarship)
mentionedIn Zohar
surface form: Zohar (in later interpretations)
perceivedAs beyond all attributes
beyond human comprehension
precedes any limitation
creation
relatedConcept Ein Sof
Sefirot
Tzimtzum
relatesTo Ein Sof
usedIn Safed Kabbalah
surface form: Lurianic Kabbalah

medieval Kabbalistic texts
viewedAs unlimited divine radiance

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Etz Chaim hasKeyTerm Ohr Ein Sof
Ein Sof alternativeTransliteration Ohr Ein Sof
this entity surface form: Ain Sof
Ohr Ein Sof hasTransliteration Ohr Ein Sof self-link