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Gerhard Dorn and John French

A Chymical Dictionary

An Expanded Diotimos Lexicon of Paracelsian and Alchemical Language

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Sephirus

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Sephirus

Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A swelling characterized by hardness and dryness.

In the book. Compare Rana beneath the tongue and Ragadiæ in the private parts.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 42; facsimile PDF page 370.

Historical Definition

Sephirus is a hard and dry swelling or abscess.

Meaning

The descriptive qualities distinguish this aposteme from entries identified by location. Hard and dry are both retained because they are the specific information the compiler supplies.

Use in the Book

Compare Rana beneath the tongue and Ragadiæ in the private parts. These neighboring medical glosses show that the dictionary may classify a condition through appearance, feel, quality or bodily site.

Places to Read

Ragadiæ. A historical name for swellings of the genitals.

Rana. A swelling identified by its position beneath the tongue.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 42; facsimile PDF page 370 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Sephirus; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 370; compare Ragadiæ, Rana

See also. Ragadiæ; Rana

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About This Reading Edition

The complete 706 historical definitions of the 1650 English dictionary, modernised and accompanied by expanded Diotimos commentary, reading routes, 15 textual notes and complete linked indexes.

Historical Text

A Chymicall Dictionary, London 1650, English version associated with John French, based on Gerhard Dorn’s Dictionarium Theophrasti Paracelsi. The containing volume also prints Sendivogius and Paracelsus; neither neighboring work changes this dictionary’s attribution.

About This Edition

Complete 706 definition paragraphs with new introduction, commentary, reading guides and indexes; Diotimos Editions, 2026.

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The historical 1650 English text is in the public domain. New introduction, commentary, reading guides and indexes are © 2026 Diotimos Editions and published with the site owner’s authorization.