ecliptic
noun
In Jewish tradition
Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah's "Dragon" is read by Kalisch as the line where the moon crosses this path, tying the book to ancient astronomy.
Meaning
The path in the sky that the sun seems to follow through the year. tree →
Examples
- astronomers signified by the word Tali, not the constellation Draco, but the line which joins together the two points in which the orbit of the moon intercepts the ecliptic (Dragon's head and tail). (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
Note
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On Mova
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