Part 6 · Chapter 47

The Ari's Text

To understand this verse, we shall explain the matter. It is said that there are nine Nekudot [dots, as well as punctuation marks]: Kamatz, Patach, Tzere, Segol, Shva, Holam, Shuruk, Hirik, Kubutz. However, they also have upper phases, which are the punctuation of Holam, and middle ones, such as Shuruk, while the rest are at the bottom, and their place is under the letters. All this will be explained later.

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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1Upper Behinot, such as Holam, and Middle, such as Shuruk. All the rest are below. This is because three Orot operated in the first Nekudim: the Hevel of the Tabur, which is Behinat Peh of the first Rosh, called YESHSUT. This Ohr is called Holam, for it shines above the Otiot, because the first Rosh is not considered actual Ohr Nekudot, but only a Shoresh. Moreover, even during the Gadlut, it does not unite into one with its AHP, which are GAR de Nekudim (Ohr Pnimi item 31).The second Ohr is Hevel ha Yesod, which is Behinat Inner ZON that shine to GAR de Nekudim, Vavfor Ima, Yod for Abba, as the Rav says in item 31. Also, this Ohr is called Shuruk because it shines inside the Kelim de AVI.The third Ohr is Ohr that is poured from Peh de Nekudim down to the ZAT de Nekudim, which extend from the Pars a by the Zivug de Gadlut (see Ohr Pnimi item 31).Hence, these are Behinot lower Nekudot below the Otiot, meaning extending from under the Kelim de Elyon because Parsa is the end of Sium Etzbaot Raglaim de SAG de AK.