heptad

«heptad» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A group of seven — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun

meaning for a pupil

A group of seven. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah the heptad is the seven "double" letters, linked to the seven planets, days, and the openings of the head. It stands beside the triad of three mother letters and the dodekad of twelve simple letters.

examples

• This is the special chapter of the Heptad, the powers and properties of the Seven. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• And out of the triad one stands apart; and in the heptad there are two triads, and one standing apart. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
• The classification of the Hebrew letters into a Triad, Heptad and Dodekad, runs through the whole philosophy of the Kabalah. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

note

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Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «heptad» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.