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The second part treats the letters of the alphabet. He declares that the number ten emanated from the
Tetragrammaton, the primitive cause, and is the source of all being; he attempts to prove his statement by different combinations based on religion, philosophy, physics, and mysticism. He shows that
198:. His works in general represent a progressive development of philosophical insight into mysticism. His first work shows that he had considerable knowledge of secular sciences, and that he was familiar with the works of
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The purpose of the book is "so that you can understand and experience the 'fountain of living waters' (Jer. 2,13) that flows from all his names, and when you attain this 'then you will prosper and have good success'
309:"armies", he says, applies to all the beings of the three natures, earthly, heavenly (or spheres), and spirits (or forms). The interpretation of tzevaot as "armies of letters" leads him over to the second part.
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view that space is filled with spirits agrees with the belief of the philosophers that there is no vacuum. He also treats here of the revolutions of the sun and moon, giving the relative sizes of the planets.
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p. 224a). Like his master, Gikatilla occupied himself with mystic combinations and transpositions of letters and numbers; indeed, Abulafia considered him as the continuator of his school (
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knowledge became so profound that he was supposed to be able to work miracles, and on this account was called "Joseph Ba'al ha-Nissim".. (the
Thaumaturge or literally Master of Miracles;
194:; on the contrary, he tried to reconcile philosophy with kabbalah, declaring that the latter is the foundation of the former. He, however, strove after the higher science, that is,
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is the only name which represents the substance of God; the other names are merely predicates of the divine attributes. The
Tetragrammaton stands for God as He is, while
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In different manuscripts of the work the author's name is variously written "Gribzul," "Karnitol," and "Necatil," all corruptions of "Gikatilla."
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Thorough analysis of
Gikatilla's thought has been presented in: Elke Morlok "Rabbi Joseph Gikatilla's Hermeneutics", Mohr Siebeck 2010
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in great esteem even when he opposes him, and quotes him very often. Other authorities quoted by him are Ibn
Gabirol,
809:'s translation, in which he corrects many mistakes and sometimes differs from Maimonides. It seems that he wrote the
491:. Each sephirah has one main name, but may have many others. Some names are associated with more than one sephirah.
344:, represent the composition or the construction of the worlds; the "pataḥ" and "ḳameẓ" represent their movements.
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The third part is a treatise, in four chapters, on the vowels. The three primitive vowels (
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Emanation and
Philosophy of Language. An Introduction to Joseph ben Abraham Giqatilla
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English according to the 1917 JPS Bible which is now in the public domain
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Jellinek thinks that
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recommended that their students study it. Among those who quote it are:
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severely criticizes
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called it "a key to understanding the mystical studies". The
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See an adaptation and translation of Ginnat Egoz entitled
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Gikatilla was a prolific writer; he wrote his first work (
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The first part, in five chapters, treats of the various
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Sha'are Orah, Yerucham Becker edition, Jerusalem 2008
190:iii, p. xl). But Gikatilla was not an adversary of
266:. vi.11, means "garden of nuts". Kabalisitically,
821:, kabbalistic revelations of the divine serpent
411:) is Gikatilla's most influential work.
598:יהו"ה צבאות, Havayah Tsevaot, "LORD of hosts"
1011:The Rishonim, Artscroll History Series, P. 98
282:, the three main elements of Kabbalah, while
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8:
711:, a kabbalistic commentary on the vision of
610:אלהים צבאות, Elohim Tsevaot, "God of hosts"
455:, and long extracts from it are inserted by
305:denotes God as the creative power. The name
673:, another treatise by Gikatilla on the ten
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36:
781:, according to Jellinek, the same as the
799:(unpublished) consists of strictures on
773:, a kabbalistic essay in 138 paragraphs;
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232:, Latin translation of Gikatilla's work
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142:, "the very little one") was a Spanish
39:
483:, 1561) deals with the names of God.
471:as a defense against his adversaries.
362:. 12a) are identified by him with the
751:, kabbalistic essays (Feṙrara, 1556);
270:"garden" consists of the initials of
27:Spanish Kabbalah writer (1248-c.1305)
7:
867:section ii, part 31, pp. 76–80;
170:, by whom he is highly praised; his
739:, a kabbalistic explanation of the
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966:, Los Angeles, Cherub Press, 2019.
348:Gikatilla at times criticizes the
25:
1086:People from the Province of Soria
945:; et al., eds. (1901–1906).
928:, by The Neirot Foundation, 2020.
622:אל חי, El Chai, "the living God"
286:"nut" is the emblem of mysticism.
955:. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
931:
848:Beiträge zur Gesch. der Kabbala,
838:Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography
689:, a mystical explanation of the
463:It was translated into Latin by
1040:Mattithiah ben Solomon Delacrut
1038:According to the commentary of
947:"Gikatilla, Joseph b. Abraham"
297:. According to Gikatilla, The
124:Joseph ben Abraham Chiquitilla
1:
1096:14th-century Castilian rabbis
1091:13th-century Castilian rabbis
863:Cassel, in Ersch and Gruber,
830:of the same character as the
984:Joseph ben Abraham Gikatilla
234:Shaarei Ora - Gates of Light
962:See also: Federico Dal Bo,
882:Litteraturblatt des Orients
802:The Guide for the Perplexed
126:(1248 – after 1305) (
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904:3d ed., pp. 194, 198;
262:The title, taken from the
29:
408:
251:
210:, and others. He died at
1050:Gikatilla's Introduction
715:, also printed with the
634:אדני, Adonai, "my Lord"
504:Sephirot and Holy Names
380:Isaac ben Samuel of Acre
30:Not to be confused with
952:The Jewish Encyclopedia
586:יהו"ה, Havayah, "LORD"
550:יהו"ה, Havayah, "LORD"
132:יוסף בן אברהם ג'יקטיליה
389:
236:
139:
908:Moritz Steinschneider
574:אלהים, Elohim, "God"
526:אהי"ה, Eheye, "I AM"
445:Shem Tov ibn Shem Tov
228:
727:, commentary on the
693:, included with the
1081:14th-century deaths
1029:Jewish Encyclopedia
505:
372:Samuel ibn Naghrela
358:The seven heavens (
787:, a commentary on
670:Sha'ar ha-Shamayim
547:, "Understanding"
503:
475:Contents and Style
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32:Joseph ben Abraham
998:Portae Lucis 1516
805:, Gikatilla used
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364:classical planets
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538:יה, Yah, "LORD"
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437:Shelah ha-Kadosh
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384:Me'irat 'Enayyim
376:Abraham ibn Ezra
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168:Abraham Abulafia
148:Abraham Abulafia
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736:Sodot ha-Miṣwot
724:Ẓofnat Pa'aneaḥ
686:Sefer ha-Niqqud
659:
619:, "Foundation"
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425:Moshe Cordevero
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295:Hebrew Bible
291:names of God
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1076:1248 births
874:p. 80;
858:Additamenta
657:Other works
583:, "Beauty"
535:, "Wisdom"
514:Holy Name
465:Paul Ricius
433:Chaim Vital
429:Joseph Caro
366:. He holds
248:Ginnat Egoz
241:Ginnat Egoz
200:Ibn Gabirol
172:kabbalistic
164:Old Castile
140:Chiquitilla
1106:Kabbalists
1070:Categories
919:References
912:Cat. Bodl.
523:, "Crown"
441:Sefat Emet
417:Vilna Gaon
413:The Arizal
368:Maimonides
208:Maimonides
192:philosophy
160:Medinaceli
872:Ha-Yonah,
807:al-Ḥarizi
409:שערי אורה
276:notarikon
258:, 1615).
196:mysticism
154:Biography
144:kabbalist
85:Acharonim
811:Hassagot
796:Hassagot
762:responsa
756:Teshubot
729:Haggadah
703:, 1601);
691:niqqudim
681:, 1561).
646:and the
510:Sephirah
489:sephirah
469:Reuchlin
354:and the
315:Talmudic
272:gematria
252:גנת אגוז
212:Peñafiel
204:Ibn Ezra
180:Yuḥasin,
158:Born at
80:Rishonim
68:Savoraim
940::
827:Hekalot
748:Iggeret
713:Ezekiel
675:sefirot
629:Malkuth
627:מלכות,
593:Netzach
581:Tiferet
579:תפארת,
569:Gevurah
567:גבורה,
533:Chokmah
459:in his
382:in his
307:Tzevaot
280:temurah
136:Spanish
63:Amoraim
58:Tannaim
1001:Scribd
902:Gesch.
865:Encyc.
701:Venice
615:יסוד,
557:Chesed
543:בינה,
531:חכמה,
499:1,8)".
497:Joshua
481:Mantua
451:, and
439:, the
435:, the
374:, and
340:, and
328:, and
326:shuruq
303:Elohim
278:, and
268:ginnat
176:Zacuto
128:Hebrew
75:Geonim
48:Chazal
971:Notes
880:, in
617:Yesod
603:הוד,
591:נצח,
555:חסד,
545:Binah
521:Keter
519:כתר,
401:, or
342:shewa
338:segol
334:tsere
330:hiriq
322:holem
256:Hanau
221:Works
53:Zugot
854:Zunz
419:and
313:the
284:egoz
188:B.H.
667:or
605:Hod
407:, (
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