Gevurah

Gevurah or Geburah (Hebrew: גְּבוּרָה, romanized: Gəvūrā, Tiberian: Găḇūrā, lit. 'strength'),^[1][2] is the fifth sephirah in the kabbalistic Tree of Life, and it is the second of the emotive attributes of the sephirot. It sits below Binah, across from Chesed and above Hod.

The Sefirot in Kabbalah
The Sefiroth in Jewish Kabbalah
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Gevurah is "the essence of judgment (DIN) and limitation", and corresponds to awe and the element of fire.^[3]

Description

Gevurah is the fifth of the ten Sefirot and second of the emotive attributes in Creation, and which corresponds to the second day of creation^[4][5]

Qualities

Colour

According to some modern sources, Gevurah is associated with the color red.^{[6][better source needed]}

Ethical behaviour

In Western esotericism

The angelic order of this sphere is the Seraphim, ruled by the Archangel Camael. The opposing Qliphah is represented by the demonic order Golachab.^{[citation needed]}