Etymograph

English

Zohar

Zohar comes from Hebrew זֹהַר ‘splendor, radiance’.

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentזֹהַר‘splendor, radiance’
  2. EnglishtodayZohar

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentזֹהַר‘splendor, radiance’
  2. EnglishtodayZohar

Today it means

name 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.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Hebrew זֹהַר / Zohar