The Sun Resh
to Qoph to the Tree to Shin

Resh (ר)

Resh, the thirtieth path, connects Hod and Yesod. It is the character "R".

Resh is one of the seven double letters, which represent planets. The double letters are cardinal directions, the faces of the box that is space. Its attributions are:

PlanetSun
Directionsouth
Numberר‎ = 200
Nameריש
MeaningFront of the head[1] (leadership, command; supreme quality)
Tarot trumpThe Sun
ColorOrange
Yetsiratic Attribution[2] Collecting Intelligence, because astrologers deduce from it the judgement of the stars, and of celestial signs, and the perfections of their science, according to the rules of their resolutions.

[1]ראש, rosh, means head
[2]From the 32 Paths of Wisdom, often printed as an appendix to Sepher Yetzirah.
[1]ראש, rosh, means head
[2]From the 32 Paths of Wisdom, often printed as an appendix to Sepher Yetzirah.