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{{Short description|Fifth emanation in Kabbalah}}
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'''Gevurah''' or '''Geburah''' ({{langx|he|גְּבוּרָה|Gəvūrā|}}, [[Tiberian Hebrew|Tiberian:]] ''Găḇūrā,'' [[Literal translation|lit.]] 'strength'),{{sfnp|Khan|2020}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 1369. geburah |url=https://biblehub.com/hebrew/1369.htm}}</ref> is the fifth ''[[sephirot|sephirah]]'' in the [[Kabbalah|kabbalistic]] [[Tree of life (Kabbalah)|Tree of Life]], and it is the second of the emotive attributes of the ''sephirot''. It sits below [[Binah (Kabbalah)|Binah]], across from [[Chesed (Kabbalah)|Chesed]] and above [[Hod (Kabbalah)|Hod]].
Gevurah is "the essence of judgment (DIN) and limitation", and corresponds to awe and the element of fire.{{sfnp|Samuel|2007}}
==Description==
Gevurah is the fifth of the ten [[Sefirot]] and second of the emotive attributes in Creation, and which corresponds to the second day of creation{{sfnp|Kaplan|1990|p=61}}<ref>Zohar 2:127b.</ref>
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==Qualities==
===Colour===
According to some modern sources, Gevurah is associated with the color red.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sefirot |url=http://www.myjewishlearning.com/beliefs/Theology/God/The_Middle_Ages/The_Kabbalists_on_God/The_Sefirot.shtml |publisher=My Jewish Learning |access-date=5 December 2011 |archive-date=4 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104081218/http://www.myjewishlearning.com/beliefs/Theology/God/The_Middle_Ages/The_Kabbalists_on_God/The_Sefirot.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{better source needed|date=July 2024}}
===Ethical behaviour===
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==In Western esotericism==
The angelic order of this sphere is the [[Seraph|Seraphim]], ruled by the [[Archangel]] [[Camael]]. The opposing [[Qlippoth|Qliphah]] is represented by the demonic order Golachab.{{cn|date=July 2024}}
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==References==
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===Works cited===
* {{cite book |last=Kaplan |first=Aryeh |author-link=Aryeh Kaplan |editor1-first=Abraham |editor1-last=Sutton |title=Inner Space: Introduction to Kabbalah, Meditation and Prophecy |location=Brooklyn, NY |publisher=Moznaim Publishing |year=1990 |isbn=0-940118-56-4}}
* {{cite book |last=Khan |first=Geoffrey |title=The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew |volume=1 |publisher=Open Book Publishers |year=2020 |isbn=978-1-78374-676-7}}
* {{cite book |last=Samuel |first=Gabriella |year=2007 |title=Kabbalah Handbook: A Concise Encyclopedia of Terms and Concepts in Jewish Mysticism |publisher=Penguin Publishing Group |isbn=978-1-101-21846-4 |oclc=488308797 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/kabbala_sam_2007_00_6707}}
==Further reading==
* {{cite book |title=The Bahir |translator=[[Aryeh Kaplan]] |year=1995 |publisher=Aronson |isbn=1-56821-383-2 |ref=none}}
==External links==
* {{cite book |title=The Tanya of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi |others=Elucidated by Rabbi Yosef Wineberg |publisher=Kehot Publication Society}} via {{cite web |url=http://www.chabad.org/library/article.asp?AID=6237 |title=Lessons in Tanya |work=Chabad.org |publisher=Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.aish.com/spirituality/kabbala101/Kabbala_11_-_Gevurah_The_Strength_of_Judgment.asp |work=Kabbalah 101 |title=Kabbala #11: Gevurah: The Strength of Judgment |author=Rabbi Shimon Leiberman |publisher=Aish.com |access-date=28 March 2008 |archive-date=5 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705131431/http://www.aish.com/spirituality/kabbala101/Kabbala_11_-_Gevurah_The_Strength_of_Judgment.asp |url-status=dead }}
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