Gnostic Glossary: Hebrew Lexicon

Briah בריאה

The second of the Four Worlds of the Kabbalah. This is the world of creation and is centered in the second triangle of the Tree of Life. Ruled by Chokmah.

Briah [בריאה], the world of Creation. Example: the father and mother unite sexually and the embryo of a human being is created. Cosmic Evolution in the Bible

“Here is a secret to the wise. Within the strong rock, which is the world of Briyah, in the hidden firmament, above every other firmament there, there is a certain chamber called the chamber of love, which is situated underneath the Holy of Holies of Briyah. There are hidden treasures there, and all the kisses of the king’s love are there. All the souls beloved of the king enter there.” – Zohar 10:3:61

Creatures.

Chaioth חית is another word that begins with Chet ח and ends with Tav ת and is usually translated as “beasts” because it is related to the sexual waters in Yesod, it ends with ת, Tav, which is always feminine plural.