Shi'ur Qomah
Midrashic text, part of the Heichalot; records, in anthropomorphic terms, the secret names and measurements of God’s corporeal limbs and parts, in the form of teachings of Metatron to Rabbi Yishmael, who transmits it to his students and Rabbi Akiva
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Shi'ur Qomah
Summary
Shi'ur Qomah is a religious text[1]. It draws 52 Wikipedia views per month (religious_text category, ranking #113 of 234).[2]
Key Facts
- Shi'ur Qomah's instance of is recorded as religious text[3].
- Shi'ur Qomah's genre is recorded as midrash[4].
- Shi'ur Qomah's based on is recorded as Song of Songs[5].
- Shi'ur Qomah's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 179430778[6].
- Shi'ur Qomah's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83003302[7].
- Shi'ur Qomah's part of is recorded as Hekhalot literature[8].
- Shi'ur Qomah's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05bzpz6[9].
- Shi'ur Qomah's characters is recorded as Metatron[10].
- Shi'ur Qomah's characters is recorded as Rabbi Ishmael[11].
- Shi'ur Qomah's characters is recorded as Akiva ben Joseph[12].
- Shi'ur Qomah's characters is recorded as God in Judaism[13].
- Shi'ur Qomah's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90351244[14].
- Shi'ur Qomah's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[15].
- Shi'ur Qomah's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Shiur-qoma[16].
- Shi'ur Qomah's title is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'שִׁעוּר קוֹמָה'}[17].
- Shi'ur Qomah's Canadiana Name Authority ID is recorded as ncf11831115[18].
- Shi'ur Qomah's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007312682905171[19].
Why It Matters
Shi'ur Qomah draws 52 Wikipedia views per month (religious_text category, ranking #113 of 234).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]