Temurah
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Temurah may refer to:
- Temurah (Kabbalah)Temurah (Kabbalah)Temurah is one of the three ancient methods used by Kabbalists to rearrange words and sentences in the Bible, in the belief that by this method they can derive the esoteric substratum and deeper spiritual meaning of the words. Temurah may be used to change letters in certain words to create a new...
, a method, used by the Kabbalists to rearrange words and sentences in the Bible; - Temurah (Halacha)Temurah (Halacha)In Jewish Law, Temurah is the prohibition against attempting to switch the sanctity of an animal that has been sanctified for the Temple in Jerusalem with another non-sanctified animal. It explicitly stated in ....
, the prohibition against attempting to switch the sanctity of one animal for another; - Midrash TemurahMidrash TemurahMidrash Temurah is one of the smaller midrashim, consisting of three chapters. It develops the view that God in His wisdom and might has created all things on earth as contrasted pairs which mutually supplement each other. Life is known only as opposed to death, and death as opposed to life...
, one of the smaller midrashimSmaller midrashimA number of midrashim exist which are smaller in size, and generally later in date, than those dealt with in the articles Midrash Haggadah and Midrash Halakah....
, consisting of three chapters.