Zohar

[ zoh-hahr ]

/ ˈzoʊ hɑr /

a medieval mystical work, consisting chiefly of interpretations of and commentaries on the Pentateuch: the definitive work of Jewish cabala.

Example sentences from the Web for zohar

Ivgy herself formed a special attachment to Zohar and says she “had a really hard time” once shooting wrapped.

‘Zero Motivation’: the Funny Side of the IDF |Melissa Leon |December 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In his hands was The Zohar, the chief text of the Jewish Kabbalah.

When Harry Met Cancer |Itay Hod |April 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Zohar was a key element in understanding the color of what we were going to do light-wise.

‘Noah’ is a Global Warming Epic About the Battle Between Religion and Science, Says Cinematographer |Marlow Stern |March 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Yesh Atid MK, Ruth Calderon, taught Talmud and Professor Yehuda Liebes taught Zohar.

Rav Froman's Funeral |Elisheva Goldberg |March 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Because they knew that his teachings from the Zohar would be accompanied by music and hand clapping.

Rav Froman's Funeral |Elisheva Goldberg |March 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
This sin is much discussed in the Zohar; it causes the husband to come to poverty, and deprives him and her sons of all respect.

Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala |Various
Joseph de Avila discovers the spuriousness of the Zohar, 20.

History of the Jews, Vol. IV (of VI) |Heinrich Graetz
Intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, in the end his field.

The Life and Death of Mr Badman |John Bunyan
Thus Zohar, the wisest of all the books of wisdom, and therefore one that no one believes.

The Road to Damascus |August Strindberg
He defended the genuineness of the Zohar as an ancient work by Simon bar Yocha, or at least by his school.

History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz

Zohar

/ (ˈzəʊhɑː) /

Judaism a mystical work, consisting of a commentary on parts of the Pentateuch and the Hagiographa, probably composed in the 2nd century ad