The
Ten Sefiros are the ten character traits of the
soul attributed to every person by Chassidism and
Tanya.
The first seven sefiros are the Emotional Attributes of the Soul:
- Chesed, kindness
- Gevurah, severity or might
- Tiferet, harmony or beauty
- Netzach, victory
- Hod, splendor
- Yesod, foundation
- Malchut, royalty
The last three sefiros are considered to be the Intellectual Attributes of the Soul:
- Chochmah, wisdom
- Binah, understanding
- Da’at, knowledge
The last three attributes condense into the acronym Chabad, a smaller sect within the chassidic movement.
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The word 'seifra' is said to have come from sapar, the Hebrew word meaning 'to count'. However there is an uncanny resemblance to the Greek word saphaira, which means 'sphere'.