Targum Molcho

Zoharic Aramaic · Space, Levels, and Structure

לְעֵילָא and לְתַתָּא

ZOH-010Zoharic AramaicMedieval Zoharic literary Aramaic

ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST

לְעֵילָא · לְתַתָּא

Pedagogical transliterationle-eila · le-tata

Plain meaningabove · below
Any vocalization or pronunciation shown here is pedagogical unless the cited source itself is pointed.

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לְעֵילָא and לְתַתָּא

These words organize the Zohar's frequent language of above and below. They can describe literal direction, heavenly/earthly correspondence, hierarchical levels, or movements in an explanation. The basic translation stays simple; the conceptual significance comes from the passage.

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לְעֵילָא · לְתַתָּא
ORIGINAL

ZOH-010

le-eila · le-tata
READING

Pedagogical reading guide

above · below
MEANING

Zoharic Aramaic

REMEMBER

לעילא = above; לתתא = below.