English
Zohar
Zohar comes from Hebrew זֹהַר ‘splendor, radiance’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentזֹהַר‘splendor, radiance’
- EnglishtodayZohar
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentזֹהַר‘splendor, radiance’
- EnglishtodayZohar
Every English word from Hebrew זֹהַר
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