viscous
adjective
In Jewish tradition
Interpretation: Old commentary reads the "chaos" of creation as slimy stones sunk in the deep. From them, they say, water comes.
Meaning
Thick and sticky, like syrup or glue. tree →
Examples
- refers to viscous stones, sunk in the abyss, whence water comes (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- Void is a green line that sur- rounds the whole universe, and chaos refers to viscous stones, (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
Note
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