Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Devekut

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Keep. SynergeticMaggot (talk) 01:25, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Devekut

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Word - Wikipedia is not a dictionary Lemmey talk 00:31, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

  • Weak keep from what is already in the article, it looks like some could be written on this beyond the definition, via a refactoring of the second paragraph. JeremyMcCracken (talk) (contribs) 04:03, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. This isn't about a Hebrew word, it's about a Jewish religious concept. --Dhartung | Talk 05:55, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep per Dhartung.--Berig (talk) 12:00, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. Dhartung makes a good argument. It's not simply a word, but an important idea/concept. Malinaccier (talk) 13:25, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Weak Keep. I would be happier if the point about this being a religious concept were emphasised. At the moment, the article does read like a dictionary article rather than an encyclopaedic one per nom. --Deadly∀ssassin 19:47, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment I rearranged it so the etymology is at the end, rather than the lead sentence. Still needs references, but that should help with your objection. --Dhartung | Talk 20:19, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep per the changes Dhartung has made to the article to make it more encyclopaedic. Thank you. --Deadly∀ssassin 21:57, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Judaism-related deletion discussions. —Shuki (talk) 23:50, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. notable concept. --brewcrewer (yada, yada) 02:04, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. I came to this page because I wanted to know more about this idea in Jewish mysticism after seeing the word mentioned in a review of *The Messianic Idea in Judaism* by Gershom Scholem. I'd like to see the article developed. -- Yonderboy (talk) 07:06, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep - Although i am not confident that there isnt an other article discussing this - there must be other religions having this practice.--YY (talk) 13:27, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment It's clear that it goes beyond mere meditation or a hypnotic state; it also refers to the human relationship with God. A Christian equivalent is probably divine grace. I don't feel qualified to make these changes to the article, though. --Dhartung | Talk 18:23, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Speedy Keep per obvious WP:SNOW. M0RD00R (talk) 14:46, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep this is not a mere "word", it is about a complex notion and function pertaning to the Kabbalah and is often used in a wider context spiritually in Judaism especially in matters relating to being close to God in Judaism. At this point this article is only a stub. A request should be posted to WP:JUDAISM asking input and help from Judaic editors there to expand it. IZAK (talk) 18:09, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep, as others have stated, this is not a mere word, but a notable concept in Judaism. This is a stub that needs expansion. --MPerel 01:52, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep & improve Properly developed article should relate to similar/dissimilar phenomena listed in Unio_Mystica Yudel (talk) 02:36, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.