Cabbala Cosmic Man Image of Cosmic Man standing within circles that denote Pythagorean harmonics and the courses of the planets Engraving by Thoeodore de Bry 1619 Cabbala n : sometimes called Kabbalah has two meanings; the first being a body of mystical teachings of rabbinical origin, which are based on an esoteric interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures. The Cabbala is also known as a secret doctrine resembling these teachings. A traditionally secret esoteric or occult matter