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aries

noun

«aries» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

In Jewish tradition

In Sefer Yetzirah, Aries is the constellation linked with the Hebrew letter He, the month of Nisan, and the right foot of a person.

Interpretation. The book ties each of the twelve simple letters to a constellation, a month and a part of the body. Nisan, the month of Passover, is the first month in the Torah's count, which fits Aries being first.

Meaning

The first sign of the zodiac, shown as a ram. It is one of the twelve groups of stars (constellations). tree →

Examples

  • The twelve constellations in the world are: Aries, (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
  • God produced He, predominant in Speech, crowned, combined, and formed Aries in the world, Nisan in the year, and the right foot of man. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
  • God produced He, predominant in Speech, crowned it, combined and formed with it Aries in the Universe, Nisan in the Year, and the right foot of Man. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

On Mova

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