Gevurah or Geburah (, Găḇūrā, lit. 'strength'), is the fifth sephirot in the Kabbalah Tree of Life, and it is the second of the emotive attributes of the sephirot. It sits below Binah, across from Chesed and above Hod.
Gevurah is "the essence of judgment (DIN) and limitation", and corresponds to awe and the element of fire.
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
[Zohar 2:127b.]
Qualities
Colour
According to some modern sources, Gevurah is associated with the color red.
Ethical behaviour
In Western esotericism
The angelic order of this sphere is the
, ruled by the
Archangel Camael. The opposing
Qlippoth is represented by the demonic order Golachab.
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