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Zohar

Zohar proper noun: a Jewish cabalistic book attributed by tradition to Rabbi Simon ben Yochi, who lived about the end of the 1st century AD. Modern critics believe it to be a compilation of the 13th century.

Proper noun

Zohar

  1. (Judaism) A Jewish cabalistic book attributed by tradition to Rabbi Simon ben Yochi, who lived about the end of the 1st century AD. Modern critics believe it to be a compilation of the 13th century.

Origin of Zohar

Borrowed from Hebrew זֹהַר (“splendor, radiance”).

Words formed from Zohar

Questions about Zohar

What does Zohar mean?
Zohar means a Jewish cabalistic book attributed by tradition to Rabbi Simon ben Yochi, who lived about the end of the 1st century AD. Modern critics believe it to be a compilation of the 13th century.
What part of speech is Zohar?
Zohar is a proper noun.

Words near Zohar in the dictionary

  1. zograscopes
  2. zograscopic
  3. zogslave
  4. zogslop
  5. ZOH
  6. Zohar
  7. Zoharic
  8. Zoharism
  9. Zoharist
  10. Zoharists
  11. Zoharite

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