mizbeah (English spelling)

Japanese: mizbēaḥ(英語表記)mizbeah
mizbeah (English spelling)

…The altar is a place of passage between divine beings and humans through the medium of the offerings, and constitutes a ritualistic sacred space that connects the two. As for the original meaning of the word altar, the Hebrew word mizbēaḥ means "place of sacrifice," and refers to an altar where sacrificial animals are slaughtered and burned, or where blood is offered, or where offerings are made and incense is burned. The ancient Arabians slaughtered sacrificial animals next to natural stone altars and poured their blood on or at the base of the altar. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "mizbēaḥ" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…祭壇は供進された供物を媒介として神的存在と人との通路づけの場であり,両者をつなぐ儀礼的な聖なる空間を構成する。祭壇の原意についてみると,祭壇を意味するヘブライ語mizbēaḥでは〈犠牲の場所〉で,犠牲動物を屠殺し焼いたり,血をささげる壇か,供進して香をたく壇を意味する。古代アラビア人は自然石の祭壇のかたわらで犠牲動物をほふり,その血を祭壇の上ないし基底部に注ぎかけた。…

※「mizbēaḥ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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