גְבוּרָה


Pronunciation: gə̆vuˈʁa:  (gə-voo-RA)

Origin: Hebrew

Anglicised Spelling:     Gevurah
Variants: Geburah


Definition: גְבוּרָה means 'might' or 'heroism' in Hebrew. It is the name of the fifth Sephirah on the Qabalistic Tree of Life (where it is generally translated as 'severity'), and appears in the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram (where it is frequently rendered as 'power').



Source: Sivan, Reuven and Edward A. Levenston. The New Bantam-Megiddo Hebrew & English Dictionary. New York: Bantam, 1975.




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