Sefer Yetzirah, Chapter 4 summary
Chapter 4 of 6 · 3 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 4, seven double letters express opposing qualities and connect the universe, the week, and human perception through the number seven. The account moves from sounds and directions to growing numbers of combinations, then gives each letter a planet, a weekday, and a bodily opening.
What happens
- Beth, Gimel, Daleth, Kaph, Pé, Resh, and Tau each have two sounds and express contrasting qualities.
- The letters correspond to six directions and a holy center that supports everything.
- He combines the letters to create planets, weekdays, and openings through which people perceive.
- The numbers of letter combinations grow from two houses for two letters to 5,040 for seven.
- Each letter receives a particular quality, planet, weekday, and bodily opening.
- The closing list extends the pattern of seven to worlds, waters, deserts, and sacred periods.
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