Sepher Yetzirah 1.1
The Sepher Yetzirah Chapter 1
1.1 With thirty two wonderful paths of wisdom Yah - the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, the living God, King of the Universe, El Shaddai, Merciful and Gracious, High and Exalted, Dwelling in eternity, Whose name is Holy, He is lofty and holy - engraved and He created His universe with three books: with letters, with number and with sound.
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Names of God:
- Yah
- the Lord of Hosts
- the God of Israel
- the living God
- King of the Universe
- El Shaddai
- Merciful and Gracious
- High and Exalted
- Dwelling in eternity
- Whose name is Holy
- He is lofty and holy
engraved and created His universe
three books
- letters - Hebrew hieroglyphics
- numbers - gematria
- sound - Hebrew puns
בִּשְׁלשִׁים וּשְׁתַּיִם נְתִיבוֹת פְּלִיאוֹת חָכְמָה הָקַק
בשלשים - in thirty ושתים - and two נתיבות - paths פליאות - marvelous חכמה - wisdom הקק -
יָהּ יְהוָֹה צְבָאוֹת אֱלהִׁים הַיִּים וּמֶלֶךְ עוֹלָם אֵל שַׁדַּי
יה - Ya יהוה - Yahweh צבאות - hosts אֱלהִׁים - Elohim היים - home, woes ומלך - and king עולם - eon, forever אל - God, these ש - שדי who די suffices
