Yesod
/jeˈsod/noun
In Kabbalah, the ninth sephirah, associated with foundation, channeling, and the lunar/sexual force of transmission.
Did you know?Yesod is a Hebrew word meaning “foundation,” and in Jewish mysticism it becomes the sephirah that gathers and transmits all the upper powers into the manifested world.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
יְסוֹד (yesōd)
“foundation, base, or support”
Second Temple / Rabbinic Hebrew
Hebrew
יְסוֹד (yesod)
“foundation, especially in learned and liturgical usage”
Medieval Kabbalah
Hebrew
יְסוֹד (Yesod)
“the ninth sephirah, the mystical foundation or channel of divine flow”
Modern English
English
Yesod
“the Kabbalistic sephirah named Foundation”
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