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Samekh (ס)

Samekh, the twenty-fifth path, connects Tiphareth and Yesod. It is the character "S".

Samekh is one of the twelve simple letters, which represent astrological signs. The simple letters are secondary directions, the edges of the box, connecting its faces. Its attributions are:

Permutation
SignSagittarius
Directionwest above
Numberס‎ = 60
Name סמכ, or
סמך
MeaningTent peg, or prop[1]
ויהה
HouseTravel
Tarot trumpArt (Temperance of classical decks)
ColorBlue
Yetsiratic Attribution[2] Intelligence of Probation, also called Tentative, because it is the primary temptation, by which the Creator trieth all righteous persons.

[1]סמך, samakh, means to support. The phrase סמך אל, samakh al, means to lean upon.
[2]From the 32 Paths of Wisdom, often printed as an appendix to Sepher Yetzirah.
[1]סמך, samakh, means to support. The phrase סמך אל, samakh al, means to lean upon.
[2]From the 32 Paths of Wisdom, often printed as an appendix to Sepher Yetzirah.