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Forty-two-letter Name

42

Recorded

The 42-letter Divine Name in rabbinic and later Kabbalistic tradition

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Kiddushin 71a speaks of a forty-two-letter Name. Later tradition maps it onto Ana b’Koach.

What it supports

A received Jewish esoteric count. The Book files it under mathematics and lineage.

What it does not

Not a public pronunciation. Not interchangeable with Adams or with English CIPHER.

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Form42

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Source

Babylonian Talmud, Kiddushin 71a

Owner

The Book of 42