Etymology

Zohar

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Today it means: A Jewish cabalistic book attributed by tradition to Rabbi Simon ben Yochi, who lived about the end of the 1st century AD. Modern critics believe it to be a compilation of the 13th century. Full definition →

Hebrew זוהר
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromזוהר
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  3. English todayZohar

Borrowed from Hebrew זֹהַר (“splendor, radiance”).

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