recondite

In Jewish tradition

In Sefer Yetzirah it describes the three Mother letters as a deep secret.

Interpretation. The Three Mothers, Aleph, Mem and Shin, are read as the source of air, water and fire, and as a hidden mystery.

Meaning

Hard to understand because it is deep and known by only a few. tree →

Examples

• The Three Mothers, Aleph, Mem and Shin, are a great Mystery, very admirable and most recondite, and sealed as with six rings; and from them proceed Air, Fire, and Water, which divide into active and passive forces. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• The Three Mothers Aleph, Mem and Shin are a great Mystery, very admirable and most recondite, and sealed as with six rings ; and from them proceed Air, Fire, and Water, which divide into male and female forces. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

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