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Kabbalah (קבלה) is a generic term in Hebrew used to describe different Jewish traditions. Beginning at the end of the twelfth century, this term refers mainly to the articulation of Jewish secret lore by the rabbinical elite. The term “Kabbalah” comes from the Hebrew grammatical root for “to receive” (https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9781315704722/fb95e9b3-526f-4e00-90de-3deefd8cd7fd/content/fig112_OB.tif" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>), which accentuates the belief of kabbalists that their secret lore relies on a chain of transmission of oral traditions first received by Moses from God and consequently transmitted over the years from one sage to another.