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==In the ''Zohar''==
==In the ''Zohar''==
The qlippoth are first mentioned in the ''[[Zohar]]'', where they are described as being created by [[Yahweh|God]] to function as a nutshell for holiness. The ''Zohar'' gives specific names to some of the qlippoth, relaying them as counterparts to certain sephirot. Though the ''Zohar'' clarifies that each sefira and qlippa is 1:1, it does not give all their names.
The qlippoth are first mentioned in the ''[[Zohar]]'', where they are described as being created by [[Yahweh|God]] to function as a nutshell for holiness, likening them to a shell which precedes the creation of the fruit inside.
 
The ''Zohar'' gives specific names to some of the qlippoth, relaying them as counterparts to certain sephirot. Though the ''Zohar'' clarifies that each sefira and qlippa is 1:1, it does not give all their names.
* Mashchith (מַשְׁחִית, romanized: ''mašḥīṯ'', "destroyer") to [[Chesed]]
* Mashchith (מַשְׁחִית, romanized: ''mašḥīṯ'', "destroyer") to [[Chesed]]
* Aph (אַף, romanized: ''ʾap̄'', "anger") to [[Gevurah]]
* Aph (אַף, romanized: ''ʾap̄'', "anger") to [[Gevurah]]