Where does “Zohar” come from?

Zohar (English) comes from Hebrew זוהר — radiance, brightness, glow; shiny.

Zohar (English): 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

Definitions

  1. 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

Ancestry of “Zohar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewזוהרradiance, brightness, glow; shiny

Words derived from “Zohar”

Every word from Hebrew זוהר →