imminence

noun

«imminence» 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

Interpretation: The Sefer Yetzirah's translator links wind with God's nearness. Tradition treats the divine breath or spirit (ruach) as the way God is present in the world.

Meaning

The state of being about to happen, or of being very near. (The text uses it where "immanence", God's presence within the world, is meant.) tree →

Examples

Wind is of course the herald of the storm, the Biblical symbol par excellence of the divine theophany, making wind a potent symbol of divine imminence. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
Perhaps capturing an intermediary concept between the immaterial divine imminence and the material wind is ‘wisp’, meaning both a small breeze and a phantom presence, but ‘Holy Wisp’ is a rather underwhelming expression. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

Note

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

On Mova

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