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title: "The Kabbalah Unveiled"
author: "The Zohar (from Knorr von Rosenroth’s Latin)"
translator: "S. L. MacGregor Mathers"
languages: [en]
shelf: "Kabbalah"
section: 39 of 84
url: https://scriptura.si/works/kabbalah-unveiled-mathers/39/
cite: "The Zohar (from Knorr von Rosenroth’s Latin), tr. S. L. MacGregor Mathers, The Kabbalah Unveiled, section 39. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/kabbalah-unveiled-mathers/39/"
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# The Kabbalah Unveiled

*The Zohar (from Knorr von Rosenroth’s Latin), tr. S. L. MacGregor Mathers*

Three books of the Zohar: the Concealed Mystery and the Greater and Lesser Holy Assemblies.

## 39. The Greater Holy Assembly · Chapter XXXII

Source: https://scriptura.si/works/kabbalah-unveiled-mathers/39/ · cite a paragraph as https://scriptura.si/works/kabbalah-unveiled-mathers/39/#p-N

[¶0] 661. WE have learned it in the "Book of Concealed Mystery." The nose of Microprosopus. From the nose is the countenance known. In this nose is diverse symbolism.

[¶1] 662. For it is written, Ps. xviii. 8: "There went up a smoke out of His nose, and fire out of His mouth devoured; coals were kindled by it."

[¶2] 663. "There went up a smoke out of His nose." In this smoke are included both the fire and the burning coals; for there is no smoke without fire, neither fire without smoke. Truly all things result (herefrom: otherwise, are kindled herein) and go forth from His nose.

[¶3] 664. Also we have learned that when these three things are associated together which are included in that smoke which issueth from the nose, the nose is lengthened.

[¶4] 665. And therein are two colours, for the smoke bloweth and rusheth forth black and red; and they call it AP, Aph, wrath; and ChIMH, Chimah, fervour; and MShChITh, Meshachith, perdition.

[¶5] 666. And if thou sayest wrath and fervour, it is well, since it is written, Deut. ix. 19: "Since I have feared because of wrath and fervour." For these are the black and red smoke. But whence is added MShChITh, Meshachith, perdition?

[¶6] 667. Because it is written, Gen. xiii. 10: "Before that Tetragrammaton destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah." But the word ShChTh, Shachith, denoted perdition brought about by burning, kindled fire.

[¶7] 668. Also we have learned that there are five GBVRAN, Geboran, severities in this conformation of Microprosopus, and they ascend in one thousand and four hundred severities, GBVRAN; and they are extended in