Alternative traditions consider the grammatical genders of the words involved. Thus, ''Gevurah'' is feminine because it has an atonal finial ''Heh''. Thus, Severity or Justice becomes a feminine attribute while ''Chesed'' (Mercy or Lovingkindness) becomes a masculine one, despite the modern Western tendency to genderize these terms in reverse manner.
The Sephirothic Tree is sometimes depicted as being a human body and, as such, is thought to symbolize the first "Heavenly" Man: [[Adam Kadmon]] who is identified by [[Manly Hall]] as the Idea of the Universe. Each of the Sephirah, as seen within the formation of the Sephiroth, correspond with a body part or organ of this prototypical man.