The first of the ten sefirot, identified with the divine breath or spirit. Westcott's version is loose and his 'Holy Spirit' imports Christian vocabulary into a Jewish text; ruach ha-qodesh in the Hebrew does not carry the trinitarian sense his capitals suggest. The chapter division follows the recension Westcott prints.
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TextThese are the ten emanations of number. One is the Spirit of the Living God, blessed and more than blessed be the name of the Living God of Ages. The Holy Spirit is his Voice, his Spirit, and his Word. 1 ReferenceSefer Yetzirah 1:9 (Westcott) 1 Reference Scheme Translation
TranslationSepher Yetzirah, the Book of Formation 1 Meaning
Themecreation, letter and number 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1, Numbers The first sefirah as the spirit of the living God.
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