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Ohr Ne'erav, PART VII, Letter Bet

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באר – מלכות:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Be’er (“Well”) Malkhut.

בגד – מלכות:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Beged (Garment”). Malkhut.

בהו – גדולה:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Bohu (“Void”). Gedulah.

בועז – הוד:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Boaz. Hod.

בקר – חסד או יסוד:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Bakar (“Cattle”). Ḥesed or Yesod.

בטן – בינה:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Betten (“Belly”). Binah.

בינה – נקראת היותה מתיחדת עם חכמה:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Binah is so called when she unites with Ḥokhmah.

בית – מלכות ובינה:

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Bayit (“House”). Malkhut and Binah.

בית דין – מלכות, והיא של ג׳‎, עם גדולה גבורה ותפארת:

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Beyt Din (“House of Judgment, Court”). Malkhut when she is [part of] three [sefirot] with Gedulah, Gevurah, and Tiferet.

בכור – כתר וחכמה ותפארת:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Bekhor (“Firstborn”). Keter and Ḥokhmah and Tiferet.

במות – גדולה גבורה תפארת:

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Bamot (“High Places”). Gedulah, Gevurah, Tiferet.

בן – תפארת:

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Ben (“Son”). Tiferet.

בנות ירושלים – הנשמות. או י״ב בקר שתחת הים:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Benot Yerushalayim (“Daughters of Jerusalem”). The souls or the twelve cattle under the sea.

בר – צדיק גולה ממקומו לבר:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Bar (“Outside”). The Righteous [Yesod] is exiled from his place to the “Outside.”

ביצה – מלכות. ויש שפירשו בו שעורא רב״א דיו״ד עלאה חכמה: וכזית – שעורא זוטא דיו״ד תתאה מלכות:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Beẓah (“Egg”). Malkhut. There are those who have explained that the great measure [Egg]⁶ is a measure of bulk. It is a larger unit than the zayit. refers to the upper yod, Ḥokhmah, and the smaller measure of an Olive refers to the lower yod, Malkhut.

footnotes: ⁶ The beẓah

ברד – החסד, וקרוב אני לומר שהוא גבורה שבחסד:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Barad (“Hail”). Ḥesed, and I am close to saying that it is Gevurah-within-Ḥesed.

ברוך – כתר, או י׳‎ ספירות כלם, או יסוד. או מלכות:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Barukh (“Blessed”). Keter or the ten sefirot together or Yesod or Malkhut.

ברזל – מלכות, או תפארת:

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Barzel (“Iron”). Malkhut or Tiferet.

בריחים – ה׳‎ ספירות, חסד, פחד, תפארת, נצח, הוד:

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Beriḥim (“Bars”). Five sefirot: Ḥesed, Paḥad [Gevurah], Tiferet, Neẓaḥ, Hod.

בריח תיכון – תפארת:

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Beriaḥ Tikhon (“The Middle Bar”). Tiferet.

ברייתא – מלכות. גולה ונודדת:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Baraita⁷ (“Outside Tradition”). Malkhut in exile and wandering.

footnotes: ⁷ A baraita is a Tannaitic tradition which does not appear in the Mishnah.

ברית – תפארת, או מלכות, או יסוד:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Berit (“Covenant”). Tiferet or Malkhut or Yesod.

בריכה – מלכות:

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Berekhah (“Pool”). Malkhut.

ברכה – מלכות מצד החסד:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Berakhah (“Blessing”). Malkhut from the side of Ḥesed.

ברקים – מצד היסוד:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Berakim (“Thunders”) from the side of Yesod.

בשר – מלכות:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Basar (“Flesh”). Malkhut.

בת – מלכות:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Bat (Daughter”). Malkhut.

בתי גוואי – ג׳‎ ראשונות:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Batei Gavaei (“Innermost Houses”). The three first [sefirot].

בתי בראי – ז׳‎ מדות:

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Bataei Baraei (“Outermost Houses”). The seven [lower] qualities.