Qliphoth
E518028
Qliphoth are the shadowy, impure shells or forces in Jewish mysticism that represent the distorted, chaotic counterpart to the holy emanations of the Sephiroth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qliphoth canonical | 1 |
| The Black Lodge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5411468 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Qliphoth Context triple: [Sephiroth, contrastedWith, Qliphoth]
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A.
Angra Mainyu
Angra Mainyu is the destructive, evil spirit and cosmic adversary of the good god Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrianism.
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B.
Chthonia
Chthonia is an epithet of the goddess Hecate emphasizing her role as an underworld and earth-associated deity linked to the hidden, chthonic realms.
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C.
Auxerrois
Auxerrois is a French red wine grape variety more commonly known as Malbec, widely used in robust, deeply colored wines.
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D.
Auxerrois
Auxerrois refers to a person from the city of Auxerre in France, and by extension can also denote things associated with that city.
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E.
Nebaioth
Nebaioth is a biblical figure known as the firstborn son of Ishmael and ancestor of an Ishmaelite tribe mentioned in the Old Testament.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Qliphoth Target entity description: Qliphoth are the shadowy, impure shells or forces in Jewish mysticism that represent the distorted, chaotic counterpart to the holy emanations of the Sephiroth.
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A.
Angra Mainyu
Angra Mainyu is the destructive, evil spirit and cosmic adversary of the good god Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrianism.
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B.
Chthonia
Chthonia is an epithet of the goddess Hecate emphasizing her role as an underworld and earth-associated deity linked to the hidden, chthonic realms.
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C.
Auxerrois
Auxerrois is a French red wine grape variety more commonly known as Malbec, widely used in robust, deeply colored wines.
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D.
Auxerrois
Auxerrois refers to a person from the city of Auxerre in France, and by extension can also denote things associated with that city.
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E.
Nebaioth
Nebaioth is a biblical figure known as the firstborn son of Ishmael and ancestor of an Ishmaelite tribe mentioned in the Old Testament.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept in Jewish mysticism
ⓘ
metaphysical entity ⓘ occult concept ⓘ |
| appearsIn | later Kabbalistic literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jewish mysticism
ⓘ
linked to:
Kabbalah
Kabbalah ⓘ |
| category |
Jewish mystical concepts
ⓘ
occult demonology ⓘ religious cosmology concepts ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | holy emanations ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction |
embody forces of chaos
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represent imbalance and excess ⓘ |
| describedAs |
chaotic forces
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distorted emanations ⓘ impure shells ⓘ shadowy forces ⓘ |
| domain |
angelology and demonology
ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom | Hebrew word "qelippah" ⓘ |
| etymologyMeaning |
husk
ⓘ
shell ⓘ |
| hasAspect | each Qliphah corresponding to a Sephirah in some systems ⓘ |
| hasConnotation |
evil
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impurity ⓘ spiritual corruption ⓘ |
| hasNature | unbalanced divine energy ⓘ |
| hasNumber | ten principal Qliphoth in many schemes ⓘ |
| hasRole | counterpart to the Sephiroth ⓘ |
| hasSymbolism |
dark side of the Tree of Life
ⓘ
shells that conceal divine light ⓘ spiritual obstacles ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western esotericism
ⓘ
ceremonial magic traditions ⓘ modern occultism ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
broken vessels of divine light in some Lurianic readings
ⓘ
residue of creation ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| linkedTo | demonic hierarchies in later occultism ⓘ |
| mappedTo | ten anti-sephirotic spheres in some systems ⓘ |
| moralValence | negative ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Sephiroth ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kabbalistic cosmology
ⓘ
linked to:
Jewish cosmology
|
| pluralOf | Qliphah ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Tree of Death
ⓘ
Tree of Life ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Lurianic doctrine of shevirat ha-kelim (breaking of the vessels)
ⓘ
linked to:
Shevirat ha-Kelim
|
| sometimesEquatedWith | Sitra Achra (the Other Side) in some traditions ⓘ |
| studiedBy | occultists ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
esoteric Kabbalah
ⓘ
linked to:
Kabbalah
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Qliphoth Description of subject: Qliphoth are the shadowy, impure shells or forces in Jewish mysticism that represent the distorted, chaotic counterpart to the holy emanations of the Sephiroth.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Qliphoth