Binah

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Binah is the third sefirah in Kabbalistic mysticism, representing understanding, structure, and the divine feminine aspect of creation.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
בינה 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Kabbalistic concept
sefirah
alsoCalled Great Sea (Yam HaGadol) NERFINISHED
Mother of the living NERFINISHED
Palace
appearsIn Lurianic Kabbalah NERFINISHED
Zohar NERFINISHED
associatedWith analysis
contemplation
divine feminine
form-giving
immanence
intellect
limitation
severity
structure
understanding
associatedWithBodyPart right hemisphere of the brain (symbolic)
associatedWithColor black (in some Kabbalistic schemes)
dark indigo (in some esoteric schemes)
associatedWithDivineName YHWH Elohim NERFINISHED
associatedWithElement water (in some systems)
associatedWithEmotion awe
sorrow (in some interpretations)
associatedWithGender female
associatedWithPartzuf Imma NERFINISHED
associatedWithPlanet Saturn NERFINISHED
category Jewish mysticism
functionInEthics discernment and judgment
functionInPsyche capacity to understand and differentiate
hebrewName בינה NERFINISHED
locatedOnPillar left pillar
pillar of severity
meaningOfName understanding
pairedWith Chokhmah NERFINISHED
partOf Tree of Life (Kabbalah) NERFINISHED
upper triad of sefirot
positionInSefirot third sefirah
precedes Chesed NERFINISHED
relationshipToChokhmah receives and shapes the flash of wisdom
relationshipToKeter emanates from Keter
relationshipToLowerSefirot source of structure for the lower sefirot
roleInCreation channel of divine understanding into form
womb of creation
symbolizes mother principle
processing of wisdom into understanding
repentance (teshuvah)
supernal mother
tradition Kabbalah NERFINISHED
worldCorrespondence Beriah NERFINISHED

Referenced by (8)

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

Keter above Binah
Sefirot element Binah
Keter emanates Binah
Sephiroth hasElement Binah
sefirah Binah hebrewName Binah
subject surface form: Binah
this entity surface form: בינה
Chesed locatedBelow Binah