Part 8 · Chapter 6

The Ari's Text

When they mated together, a new Ohr was born from them, through this Zivug. This new Ohr is called MA de Alephin. It too is divided into four Behinot TNTO, containing the entire Atzilut in this manner: Taamim de MAis Behinat Atik Yomin; Nekudot de MA are AA; Taginde MA are AVI; Otiot de MA are ZON. This MA de Alephin comes out from the Metzach de AK.

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1MA de Alephin. Meaning HaVaYaH filled with Alephin, like that: Yod He Vav He (יוד הא ואו הא). The filling with Alephin indicates the correction of the breaking because this new Ohr that comes out of the Zivug de AB and SAG returns the AHP that were broken from the degree, to the degree as before.This matter is implied in the shape of the Aleph (א), because it contains two Yodin and a Parsa in between. The first Yod is Keter and Hochma that remained in the degree. This is the Mayim Elyonim. The bottom Yod is the AHP, meaning Bina and ZON that were broken from the degree, and went out. This is the Mayim Tachtonim.The Kav that separates between them is the Parsa, and the Rakia that separates between the Mayim Elyonimand the Mayim Tachtonim. A new Ohr emerges by the Zivug Elyon de AB SAG, fissuring that Parsa and connecting the AHP back to the degree.Even though the matter of the breaking of the AHP happened back in Partzuf Nekudot de SAG, HaVaYaH de SAG is still filled with Yodin, not with Alephin. The breaking was at the bottom half of SAG, which are Nekudot. This is because there weren’t any breaking in the Upper half, as the Rav said, that there weren’t any breaking in Taamim de SAG. Hence, its Upper half, which are Yod Hey, are filled with Yodin, while its bottom half is already filled with א in its Vav.This א implies the breaking of the AHP that occurred there. Know, that this א in the filling of Vavde SAG is considered the Shoresh of the name MA de Alephin (see Part 6, Table of Questions, item 1).
2TNTO, containing the entire Atzilut. The Taamim are Keter, Nekudot are Hochma, the Tagin are Bina, and the Otiot, ZON. The Taamim de MA, which are Keter, is Atik Yomin de Atzilut, AA is Hochma de MA, AVI are Binade MA, and ZON are ZAde MA, called Otiot.
3Comes out from the Metzach de AK. It means that the ascent of MAN was to the Metzach, meaning to Sefirat Keter de Rosh, called Galgalta, where the Metzach is. The reason for it is the last Behina of the Nekudim is Behina Aleph. Hence, all that remains in the Masach is the Behinat Aviut of the Keter (see Part 8, Ohr Pnimi item 1).We must remember that there is no ascent of MAN but to Bina. Hence, it does not mean that these MAN rose to Keter de Keter, but to Bina de Keter. Indeed, Galgalta, is reGAR ded as merely Bina de Keter. You will also learn that Galgalta is divided like Bina and like Tifferet. Its Upper third is always covered and concealed in the Achoraim de Bina, but only in the two bottom thirds, which are Behinat ZAT de Bina.The Behinat from Chazeh de Tifferet downward is where He’arat Hochma appears (Part 7, Ohr Pnimi item 45). Know, that this is the meaning of Panim and Achoraim de Galgalta. It is so because from the Metzach upward it is Behinat Upper third of Tifferet, concealed and covered in the Achoraim deIma. For that reason the Se’arot Reisha cover there.From the place of the end of Se’arot down to the Eynaim is a place called Metzach. It is considered the two revealed thirds of Tifferet from the Chazeh downward where Yesod de Ima has already stopped.It is written, “This MA de Alephin comes out from the Metzach de AK.” This is so because the existence of the manifestation of the He’arat Hochma begins there. However, above there it is covered with Se’arot Reisha for it is Behinat GAR de Bina and the Upper part of Tifferet, where He’arat Hochma cannot appear.