The Tree of Life is built upon the ten sefirot ("numbers," "emanations" or
"spheres;" singular, sefira) illustrated in the diagram above. Some of the ways in which the sefirot can be grouped
and considered in relation to each other are covered in our overview of the Tree of Life, and
the their subjective, dyadic interactions are looked at in our introduction to the twenty-two paths
on the Tree.
Dark and unnumbered, the "sefira which is not a sefira," Da'ath, is also illustrated
on the Tree of Life above, in its characteristic positionless position.
The sefirot are all listed below: discover a few of the attributions of each one by clicking the names (you can also click the
spheres on the Tree of Life itself).
| Sefira |
Pronunciation |
Names |
| 1 Kether |
kehter |
Kether (Crown) or Kether Elyon (Supreme Crown) |
| 2 Chokmah |
h'okma |
Chokmah (Wisdom) |
| 3 Binah |
beena |
Binah (Understanding or Intelligence) |
| 4 Chesed |
h'ehsed |
Chesed (Mercy or Grace) or Gedullah (Greatness) |
| 5 Geburah |
gebura |
Geburah (Severity or Power), Din (Judgement) or Pahad (Fear) |
| 6 Tifereth |
tifereht |
Tifereth (Beauty) or Rahamim (Mercy) |
| 7 Netsach |
netsak |
Netsach (Victory or Constancy) |
| 8 Hod |
hohd |
Hod (Glory or Majesty) |
| 9 Yesod |
yesohd |
Yesod (Foundation) or Tsedek (Justice) |
| 10 Malkuth |
malkoot |
Malkuth (Kingdom) or Shekhinah (Divine Immanence) |