Tribal Attributes
By Hillel ben David (Greg Killian)
|
MONTH |
MAZZAROTH |
TRIBE[1] |
TRIBE[2] |
STONE |
FLAG COLOR[3] |
FLAG PICTURE[4] |
L E T T E R |
A T T R I B U T E[5] |
E L E M E N T |
BODY[6] |
P L A N E T |
Characteristic |
|
Nisan (revealed
miracle) |
Toleh ram |
|
Reuben |
Ruby |
Red |
Mandrakes |
v |
speech |
fire |
rt.
foot |
Mars
- Ma'adim |
function |
|
Iyar
/ Ziv (brightness) |
Shor bull |
Issachar |
Simeon |
Topaz |
Green |
Town
of |
u |
thought |
earth |
rt.
kidney |
Venus
- Nogah |
stabilization |
|
Sivan |
Teomim twins |
Zebulon |
Levi |
Smaragd |
2 white, 2 black, 2 red |
Urim
and Thummim |
z |
motion |
air |
lt.
foot |
Mercury |
change |
|
Tammuz |
Sartan crab |
Reuben |
|
Carbuncle |
blue-green |
Lion |
j |
sight |
water |
rt.
hand |
moon
- Lavanah |
function |
|
Av |
Aryeh lion |
Simeon |
Issachar |
Sapphire |
purple |
Sun
and Moon |
y |
hearing |
fire |
lt.
kidney |
sun
- |
stabilization |
|
Elul |
Bethulah virgin |
Gad |
Zebulon |
Emerald |
White |
Ship |
h |
action |
earth |
lt.
hand |
Mercury |
change |
|
Tishrei |
Moznaim scales |
Ephraim (Joseph) |
Dan |
Jacinth |
dark
purple |
Serpent |
k |
mating |
air |
gall |
Venus
- Nogah |
function |
|
Cheshvan |
Aqurav scorpion |
Manasseh (Levi) |
Naphtali |
Amethyst |
purplish
like wine |
Hind |
b |
smell |
water |
intestine |
Mars
- Ma'adim |
stabilization |
|
Kislev (security) |
Keshet rainbow |
Benjamin |
Gad |
Agate |
Blend
of black and white |
Tents |
x |
sleep |
fire |
stomach |
Jupiter
- Zedek |
change |
|
Tevet |
Ghedi goat |
Dan |
Asher |
Beryl |
light
blue-green |
Olive
Tree |
g |
anger |
earth |
liver |
Saturn
- Shabtai |
function |
|
Shevat (the
staff that afflicts) |
Deli water bearer |
Asher |
Joseph |
Onyx |
Jet
Black |
Bullock
and Ox |
m |
taste |
air |
stomach |
Saturn
- Shabtai |
stabilization |
|
|
|
|
Manasseh |
|
Jet
Black |
Bullock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ephraim |
|
Jet
Black |
Ox |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adar (mast
of a boat - hidden miracle -Aramaic) (strength) |
Dagim fishes |
Naphtali |
Benjamin |
Jasper |
All
twelve tribe colors (like
a diamond) |
Wolf |
f |
laughter |
water |
spleen |
Jupiter
- Zedek |
change |
This study was written by Hillel ben David
(Greg Killian).
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[1] Above The Zodiac, Matityahu Glazerson, according to Ari, this is the travel and encampment order.
[2] According to the Zohar, this is the birth order. All the rest of the chart pertains to the tribes in this column.
[3]
The tribes according to
Midrash Rabbah - Numbers II:7.
[4] The tribes according to Midrash Rabbah - Numbers II:7.
[5] According to Gra.
[6] According to Gra.