cabbala

n. mystical interpretation of the Scriptures developed by rabbis (most popular in the 12th and 13th centuries)

This article is about traditional Jewish Kabbalah. For other western Kabbalistic and esoteric mystical traditions see Hermetic Qabalah, Christian Kabbalah, , Kabbalah Ma'asit.Kabbalah (, Tiberian: , Qabbālāh, Israeli: Kabala) literally means "receiving", and is sometimes transliterated as Cabala, Kabbala, Qabalah, or other spellings. Kabalah refers to a set of esoteric beliefs and practices that supplement traditional Jewish interpretations of the Bible and religious observances. It is held authoritative by most Orthodox Jews, although traditionally limited to married Talmud scholars.
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Noun
1. an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries
(synonym) Kabbalah, Kabbala, Kabala, Cabbalah, Cabala, Qabbalah, Qabbala
(hypernym) theosophy
(classification) Judaism

Noun
1. an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret
(synonym) cabala, cabbalah, kabala, kabbala, kabbalah, qabala, qabalah
(hypernym) secret, arcanum

An eclectic and multiform mystical system of ancient Jewish origin analogous to yoga. It encompasses "angelology," demonology, meditation, and prayer.

Qabbalah (Hebrew) [from qabal to receive, hand down] Also Cabala, Kabala, Kabbalah, etc. Tradition, that which is handed down; the theosophy of the Jews. Originally these truths were passed on orally by one initiate to chosen disciples, hence were referred to as the Tradition. The first one historically alleged to have reduced a large part of the secret Qabbalah of the Chaldees into systematic, and perhaps written, form was the Rabbi Shim`on ben Yohai, in the Zohar; but the work of this name that has come down to the present day -- through the medieval Qabbalists -- is but a compilation of the 13th century, presumably by Moses de Leon.
The principal doctrines of the Qabbalah deal with the nature of the divine incomprehensible All (Qabbalah2 "