Definition
In Kabbalistic theology, the concept that God contracted or withdrew to create space for the universe to exist; divine self-limitation to allow creation.
Etymology
From Hebrew צמצום (contraction/withdrawal). Rabbi Isaac Luria taught that God had to SHRINK to make room for anything else to exist — an act of supreme generosity.
Kelly Says
God had to make Himself SMALLER so the universe could exist! In Jewish mysticism, creation wasn't an act of expansion — it was an act of WITHDRAWAL! The ultimate generosity: stepping back so someone else can be! 🌌✡️
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ትስምትሱም
tis-mit-sum
ARالعربية
تسمتسوم
tsim-tsum
BNবাংলা
ট্সিম্ট্সুম
tsim-tsum
CACatalà
tsimtsum
tsim-tsum
CSČeština
tsimtsum
tsim-tsum
DADansk
tsimtsum
tsim-tsum
DEDeutsch
Tsimtsum
tsɪm-tsʊm
ELΕλληνικά
Τσιμτσουμ
tsım-tsoum
ESEspañol
tsimtsum
tsim-tsum
FAفارسی
تسیمتسوم
tsim-tsum
FISuomi
tsimtsum
tsim-tsum
FRFrançais
tsimtsoum
sim-tsoum
HEעברית
צ'ימץום
tsim-tsum
HIहिन्दी
त्सिम्त्सम
tsım-tsım
HUMagyar
tsimtsum
tsim-tsum
IDBahasa Indonesia
tsimtsum
tsim-tsum
ITItaliano
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MSBahasa Melayu
tsimtsum
tsim-tsum
MYမြန်မာ
တစင်တစုမ်
ta-zin-ta-su-m
NLNederlands
tsimtsum
tsim-tsum
NONorsk
tsimtsum
tsim-tsum
PLPolski
tsimtsum
tsim-tsum
PTPortuguês
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RORomână
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tsim-tsum
RUРусский
Тсимцум
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SVSvenska
tsimtsum
tsim-tsum
SWKiswahili
tsimtsum
tsim-tsum
TAதமிழ்
ட்ஸிம்ட்ஸும்
tsī-m-tsum
TEతెలుగు
ట్సింట్సూం
tsin-tsum
TRTürkçe
tsimtsum
tsim-tsum
UKУкраїнська
Тсимцум
tsim-tsum
URاردو
ٹسِمٹسُم
tsɪm-tsʊm
VITiếng Việt
tsimtsum
tsim-tsum
ZH中文
特辛特苏姆
tè xīn tè sū mǔ