Part 5 · Chapter 56

The Ari's Text

Now we shall explain this division, and say that before these lights rise above to be incorporated in Keter, the name Yod-Hey in Keter is simple, without filling. Yet, there will be filling in them when these lights ascend upward. There are three fillings: in Yods, in Heys, or in Alephs. When only four lights ascend, they are all incorporated in the Nukva, which is the Hey of the name YH in Keter. At that time, the filling of that Hey is in Yod, like this: Hey [comprised of Hey and Yod].

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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 name YH in the Keter is Pashut without filling. It is so because the ZON de Keter purified from the Behina Gimel in them, the Zivug stopped, the Komot of the ZON departed to their Shoresh, and only the Reshimot of ZON remained in Kli de Keter. At that time they are considered a simple name YH, without the filling in them, meaning the measure of Aviut that extends the measure of their Koma and fills them with their Ohr.
2In Yodin, in Heyin, or in Alephin. The Aviut de Behina Gimel that extends Komat Hochma is called “filling of Yodin”. Aviut de Behina Bet that extends Komat Bina is also called “filling of Yodin”, except the Aleph in the Vav in it, such as this Yod יוד, Hey הי, Vav ואו, Hey הי. The Behinat ZA is HaVaYaH in filling of Alephin, and the Behinat Malchut is HaVaYaH in filling of Heyin.
3When only four Orot ascend, they are all incorporated in the Nukva, which is the Hey of the name YH. It means that the Kli de Nukva is the Hey ה de YH, because only the Kelim are called Otiot and not the Orot themselves, and remember that (see the Rav’s words in Part 4, Chap 3, item 12). The fulfillment of that Hey is in the Yod, like this: It is so because the Aviut de Behina Gimel is called Yod.It has been explained above (Ohr Pnimi item 40) that because of the ascent of the Zachar de Hochmafrom Aviut de Behina Gimel, the Nukva de Keter returns and receives this Aviut de Behina Gimel in her Masach. It follows that the Hey, which is Nukva de Keter, is filled with Yod.