The numerical value of Zayin is 7.
Zayin means "sword"
According to the Sepher Yetzirah, its correspondences are:
Modality |
Space/
Direction |
Time |
Body |
Motion |
Gemini
Lower East |
Sivan |
Left foot |
The number 7, associated
with zayin, is a focal point. G-d created the world in 6 days and then
rested on the Sabbath (seventh day). The activity of the first 6 days being
focussed on the seventh.
In the Sepher Yetzirah we
have the six cardinal directions (North, South, East, west, up, down) and in
the centre a seventh point of stillness. This can be seen as exemplifying
mankind's life in this material world. We are constantly having to balance the
forces of the six directions, but in the centre there is a point of calm.
It is this point that we
should be aiming for. This not a state of passivity, it is a state where we are
actively balancing the external forces around us.
