Part 7 · Chapter 1

The Ari's Text

*Know that the root of those kings is the first name BON that emerged from the illumination of the Einayim of AK, called the world of Nekudim. Every phase of Malchut that exists in all the worlds was made of this name BON. This is so because there is Malchut in Arich, in AVI, and in ZON, and they were all sorted by the name MA that emerged from the Metzach of AK, which is the male. You already know that there is not a Sefira that does not consist of ten Sefirot. Hence, each and every Sefira in all the worlds must have a phase of Malchut, made of the above kings.

Inner Light

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1The Shoresh of these Melachim is the name First BON. This means that in Olam ha Tikun they are Behinat Name HaVaYaH filled with Heyin, which is BON in Gimatria, although they are Behinat HaVaYaH de SAG in their origin, meaning Nekudot de SAG. It is as the Rav wrote (Tree of Life; Gate 10), that in the future, when all these Melachim will be completely corrected, the name SAG shall be as before and the name MA shall be cancelled. This is the meaning of the return of the world to Tohuve Bohu (lit. Unformed and Void). At that time, there will be only two Orot, AB and SAG.However, in OlamhaTikun, the Nekudot de SAG descended and became the name BON there, meaning a Nukva of the name MA and subordinate to him. Everything she has, she receives from the Zachar, which is HaVaYaH de MA. This is why we always name the ZAT de Nekudim, BON, though they are Nekudot de SAG.In fact, the Partzuf that emerged by the Zivug in Masach de Behina Aleph, called the Ohr Eynaim, which is HaVaYaH de MA, means Eser Sefirot at the level of ZA. However, it is called HaVaYaH de SAGfor two reasons: One, because there is Ohr Zachar there, which came out on Behina Bet de Hitlabshut, called YESHSUT (see Part 6, Ohr Pnimi item 14), and Komat YESHSUT is called HaVaYaH de SAG.The second reason is that the Kelim de Nekudim, which are Behinat Nekudot de SAG de AK, meaning the lower nine de SAG that descended below Tabur de AK. The Ohr departed from them and these Kelim moved to the Eser Sefirot de Olam ha Nekudim (see Part 6, Ohr Pnimi item 38). For this reason they are called Nekudot de SAG.
2Behinat Malchut that exists in all the Olamot was made of this name BON. Through the ascent of the Hey Tata’a, namely Malchut, to the place of the Eynaim, which is Hochma, Malchut mixed and connected to each and every Sefira of the Eser Sefirot. From then onward, this Malchut is connected with the First Hey, incorporated in each Sefira and in each Partzuf (see Part 6 Ohr Pnimi item 38).