The Lovers Zain
to Vau to the Tree to Cheth

Zain (ז)

Zain, the seventeenth path, connects Binah and Tiphareth. It is the character "Z".

Zain (Zayin) 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:

SignGemini
Directioneast above
Numberז‎ = 7
Nameזינ, or
זין
MeaningSword[1] (invoked force; an instrument of division)
Permutationיוהה
HouseAttraction
Tarot trumpThe Lovers
ColorOrange
Yetsiratic Attribution[2] Disposing Intelligence, which provides Faith to the Righteous, and they are clothed with the Holy Spirit by it; and it is called the Foundation of Excellence in the state of higher things.

[1]זין, zayin, means weapon. The verb זין, zayen, means to arm.
[2]From the 32 Paths of Wisdom, often printed as an appendix to Sepher Yetzirah.
[1]זין, zayin, means weapon. The verb זין, zayen, means to arm.
[2]From the 32 Paths of Wisdom, often printed as an appendix to Sepher Yetzirah.