dira betachtonim

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Pronunciations

dira betachtonim (dee-RAH beh-tahkh-toh-NEEM)

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Definitions

  • n. "Dwelling in the lower realms"; a theological argument for why God created the world (because God longed for an abode below in addition to one above).

Example Sentences

  • "The entire goal of dira batachtonim is to draw the light of Hashem into the world, into all aspects of the world, into all places of the world." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • דירה בתחתונים dirah batachtonim 'dwelling in the lower realms' (from Midrash Tanchuma, Nasso 16)

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

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      • South Africa
      • Great Britain
      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      dira batachtonim, dira batakhtonim, dira betakhtonim, dirah batachtonim, dirah batakhtonim, dirah betachtonim, dirah betakhtonim, dira b'tachtonim, dirah b'takhtonim, dirah b'tachtonim, dira b'takhtonim

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