gilgul
noun/ˈɡɪlˌɡʊl/
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew גלגול.
- borrowed from גלגול
Definitions
reincarnation, metempsychosis
- Abravanel, for example, chooses to argue at length in favor of gilgulim in his commentary on the section of the Torah that discusses yibbum.
- The limitation of gilgul to men here is intriguing. Gilgul, among other things, is a process of purification from the sins of past lives, an alternative to the more anguished purification of Gehenna.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for gilgul. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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