sibilant

adjective

«sibilant» 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: Sefer Yetzirah describes Shin, the letter of fire, as sibilant (hissing), against water, which is silent, with air mediating between them.

Meaning

Making a hissing sound like "s" or "sh". tree →

Examples

Shin is sibilant, and Aleph is the Mediator and as it were a friend placed between them. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
Water is silent, Fire is sibilant, and Air derived fron the Spirit is as the tongue of a balance standing between these contraries which are in equilibrium, reconciling and mediating between them. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
Water is silent, Fire is sibilant, and Air derived from the Spirit is as the tongue of a balance standing between these contraries which are in equilibrium, reconciling and mediating between them. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

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