The 10 Sefirot
Divine attributes on the Tree of Life — ten emanations through which the infinite becomes the finite.
The Sefirot are ten emanations through which Ein Sof (the Infinite) becomes knowable. Arranged on the Tree of Life in three pillars — Mercy, Balance, and Severity — they map the structure of divine consciousness, the architecture of creation, and the anatomy of the human soul. Each sefirah is not a separate entity but an aspect of a single divine process, like light refracted through a prism.
The Tree of Life
Keter
כֶּתֶר
Crown
Middle/Balance
Chokhmah
חָכְמָה
Wisdom
Right/Mercy
Binah
בִּנָה
Understanding
Left/Severity
Chesed
חֶסֶד
Lovingkindness
Right/Mercy
Gevurah
גְּבוּרָה
Strength / Judgment
Left/Severity
Tiferet
תִּפְאֶרֶת
Beauty / Harmony
Middle/Balance
Netzach
נֵצַח
Eternity / Victory
Right/Mercy
Hod
הוֹד
Splendor / Humility
Left/Severity
Yesod
יְסוֹד
Foundation
Middle/Balance
Malkhut
מַלְכוּת
Kingdom / Sovereignty
Middle/Balance
The Hidden Sefirah
Da'at (Knowledge) is called the "non-sefirah" — a point on the Tree that emerges where Chokhmah and Binah unite. It is not counted among the ten but occupies the position of the Abyss between the supernal and lower sefirot.
The Three Pillars
Right Pillar
Chesed (Mercy)
Expansion, giving, masculine force. Chokhmah, Chesed, Netzach.
Middle Pillar
Equilibrium
Balance, integration, the axis of consciousness. Keter, Tiferet, Yesod, Malkhut.
Left Pillar
Gevurah (Severity)
Restraint, form, feminine force. Binah, Gevurah, Hod.
Explore Kabbalah
The 22 Hebrew letters are the paths connecting the sefirot on the Tree. Each letter encodes a force of creation described in the Sefer Yetzirah.