(Hebrew איוב) A symbolic figure in the Jewish pantheon who represents a very high degree of spiritual development during which the initiate is receiving the final tests before complete awakening. This is revealed in the name as spelled in Hebrew, which is איוב, composed of אוב, which refers to magic, the work of a magi (priest), someone who works with the letter י iod, which represents Kether, the supreme spehirah on the Tree of Life.