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To: alt.magick.tyagi From: heidrick@well.sf.ca.us (Bill Heidrick) Subject: Re: Needing pronunciation for Qabalah words Date: 27 Apr 1995 15:03:22 GMT 93 Todd@ten.net asks: >So, what I'm seeking, >if you have the time, is a phonetic signification of the >following words: Here's some of them. This is from a longer file also containing stuff for ritual. This is Copyright (c) Bill Heidrick, but it's ok to put it anywhere you like so long as it isn't sold for more than costs and isn't included on a CD or other disk package. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE to Sephiroth, Letters and Divine Names used on the Tree of Life, with some additions for the Lesser Pentagram Ritual. Adapted from: "QABALAH No. 1" by Bill Heidrick, Copyright (c) 1982 and from: "O.T.O. Newsletter" #4, pp. 11-14, Copyright (c) 1978 There are two common methods for pronouncing Hebrew, the Ashkenazic or German style and the Sephardic or Spanish style. The suggestions given below are for Sephardic pronunciation. Sephardic is closer to ancient Hebrew than is Ashkenazic. -oOo- THE MOST COMMON NAMES OF THE SEPHIROTH: First Sephira: KETER, KThR, meaning "Crown. Ke-ter --- e as in met. Accent first syllable. Second Sephira: CHOKMAH, ChKMH, meaning "Wisdom". Chok-Ma --- ch is a cough-like sound. o like in born. a like in father. Accent last syllable. Third Sephira: BINAH, BYNH, meaning "Understanding" Bi-Na --- i like in police. a like in father. Accent last syllable. The Latent Sephira: DA'AT, Da'aTh, meaning "Knowledge". Da-at --- a double "a" sound like that in bard. These two "a" sounds are separated by a "glottal stop", a sudden interruption of breath by very brief closing of the epiglottis. This unique sound is not used in English speech, but is sometimes used in German and in many other languages. When the Letter Ayin occurs in the middle of words, it almost always requires this effect. Accent the first syllable. Fourth Sephira: CHESED, ChSD, meaning "Mercy". Che-sed --- Ch is a cough-like sound. Both e's are like in met. Accent first syllable. Fifth Sephira: GEBURAH, GBVRH, meaning "Severity". Ge-boo-Ra --- e as the first in believe. oo as in moon. a as in father. Accent last syllable. Sixth Sephira: TIPHERET, ThPARTh, meaning "Beauty". Tip-E-ret --- i like in bit. Both e's like in met. Accent mid syllable. Seventh Sephira: NETZACH, NTzCh, meaning "Victory through Endurance". Ne-tzach --- e as in met. a as in bard. ch like ck in "ICK!" (This ch sound is not in standard English). Accent the first syllable. Eighth Sephira: HOD, HVD, meaning "Glory". Hod --- o like in bore. Ninth Sephira: YESOD, YSVD, meaning "foundation". Ye-Sod --- e like the first e in believe. o like in bore. The last syllable should be louder. Tenth Sephira: MALKUT, MLKVTh, meaning "Kingdom". Mal-Koot --- a as in bard. oo as in moon. Last syllable accent. -oOo- ... 93 93/93 Bill Heidrick
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