Gevurah (גְּבוּרָה): Judgment, Strength.
The fifth sefirah, representing divine restraint, judgment, and the power of limitation. Strongly associated with, and sometimes called (דין).
Unchecked strict judgement (Din Kashya) cannot sustain creation alone. The sefirah is identified with the left pillar and characterized through scriptural interpretation, particularly in passages addressing divine names and the necessary integration of judgment with mercy (Chesed).
Gevurah or Geburah (Hebrew: גְּבוּרָה, romanized: Gəvūrā, Tiberian: Găḇūrā, lit. ‘strength’), is the fifth sephirah in the kabbalistic Tree of Life, and it is the second of the emotive attributes of the sephirot. It sits below Binah, across from Chesed and above Hod.
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Gevurah is “the essence of judgment (DIN) and limitation”, and corresponds to awe and the element of fire.