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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Sefirot is derived from the original Hebrew: סְפִירוֹת; which is romanized as: səfiroṯ. This is the plural of the Koinē Greek word σφαῖρα, which literally means "sphere." | Sefirot is derived from the original Hebrew: סְפִירוֹת; which is romanized as: ''səfiroṯ''. This is the plural of the Koinē Greek word σφαῖρα, which literally means "sphere." | ||
The term is alternatively transliterated into English as "sephirot" or "sephiroth", with the singular being "sefira" or "sephirah." | The term is alternatively transliterated into English as "sephirot" or "sephiroth", with the singular being "sefira" or "sephirah." | ||