Part 5 · Chapter 24

The Ari's Text

The reason is that below, the nine Sefirot have the four deficiencies of the light. This, in itself, will cause the giving of the name of the upper light, to be able to called these four deficiencies by the name HaVaYaH. They are those: The first is the expansion of the light for the first time. At that time, the light begins to expand in Keter, the first among them, and then, all nine below it lack that light. In this way, when the light appeared in the reality of Keter, all the others were still absent. This is the first deficiency in the first expansion of the nine vessels. This deficiency is absent in Keter.

Inner Light

This commentary hasn't been matched to individual seifim yet — items are shown in reading order, and the number beside each one counts the notes themselves, not the seifim of the Ari's text.

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1The four deficits of the Ohr. This in itself will cause the giving of the Name of the Ohr Elyon, making these four deficits capable of being called HaVaYaH. Interpretation: the meaning of the Otiot is Kelim that were emanated and made by the Nitzotzin that fell from the Ohr Hozer of the four Komot that came out during the Histalkut of the Ohr of Hitpashtut Aleph. They came into the empty Kelim after the Histalkut of the Ohr from them.As has been explained in the Rav’s words above (Part 4, chap3 item 12 (see Ohr Pnimi there item 100), any “Name” implies attainment, since “anything that we do not attain, we do not call by a name.” It is known that there is no attainment in the Ohr without a Kli, and it has also been explained (Part 4, Chap 1 item 9) that the Hitpashtut of the Ohr and its Histalkut are the reason for the making of the Kli.Thus, the lack of Ohr makes for the extistence of the Kelim and the Holy Names. It is written, “the nine Sefirot have the four deficits of the Ohr. This in itself will cause the giving of the Name of the Ohr Elyon, making these four deficits capable of being called HaVaYaH.” In other words, it is so that there will be a possibility to attain Him in that Name.
2The Hitpashtut of the Ohr for the first time etc. This is the first deficit in the first Hitpashtut of the nine Kelim. This means that when the Ohr begins to expand in the Keter the Ohr is in Behinat Ohr Yashar, Rachamim. At that time all nine below it lack that complete Ohr.Although they are considered Ohr Hozer and Din and are therefore called Nekudot, hence there is a blemish here in the lower nine of Hitpashtut Aleph. However, here there is no blemish in the Keterwhatsoever, hence the Keter is not implied in the Otiot of the Name HaVaYaH, as they imply the lack of the Ohr.Rather, the Hitpashtut of the nine Sefirot below Keter, being the four Komot HB ZON that came out as Ohr Hozer and Din, imply the Yod of HaVaYaH. also, the Histalkut of the entire Hitpashtut Aleph in general is the meaning of the Hey de HaVaYaH. They are called the Yod-Hey de Keter, as the whole of Hitpashtut Aleph is called Keter.