Kabballah

See also: kabballah

English

Alternative forms

Qabbala, Qabbālāh, Cabala, Cabalah, Cabbala, Cabbalah, Kabala, Kabalah, Kabbala, Qabala, Qabalah
kabballah, qabbala, qabbālāh, cabala, cabalah, cabbala, cabbalah, kabala, kabalah, kabbala, qabala, qabalah, kabbalah, kaballah

Etymology

From Hebrew קַבָּלָה‎ (kabalá, “Jewish mysticism”, literally “something received”). It refers to the notion that Kabballah is a set of mystical doctrines received in antiquity and passed on in small circles. Doublet of cabal.

Proper noun

Kabballah

(Judaism) A body of mystical Jewish teachings based on an esoteric reading of the Hebrew scriptures.

Translations

body of teachings

Arabic: قَبَالَة‎ f (qabāla)
Armenian: կաբալա (kabala)
Catalan: càbala (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 卡巴拉 (kǎbālā)
Danish: kabbala c
Dutch: Kabbala
Finnish: kabbala (fi)
French: kabbale (fr) f
German: Kabbala (de) f, Kaballah f
Hebrew: קַבָּלָה‎ (he) f (kabbala)
Japanese: カバラ (kabara)
Polish: kabała (pl) f
Portuguese: cabala (pt) f
Russian: Каббала́ (ru) f (Kabbalá), кабала́ (ru) f (kabalá)
Spanish: cábala (es) f
Swedish: kabbala (sv)
Volapük: kabaal
Yiddish: קבלה‎ f (kabole)