criminality

noun

«criminality» 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 it means guilt or wrongdoing, set against merit on a scale.

Interpretation. The text pictures the three mother letters as a balance with merit on one side, guilt on the other and the tongue between them. Tradition reads this as a person's power to choose between good and wrong.

Meaning

The state of being guilty of crimes or wrongdoing. tree →

Examples

In one scale [17] is the merit and in the other criminality, which are placed in equilibrium by the tongue. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
The three first elements, א״מ״ש are typified by a balance, in one scale the merit and in the other the criminality, which are placed in equilibrium by the tongue. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →

Note

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On Mova

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