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Table of Questions and Answers for the Meaning of the Words

1. What is Achor be Achor?

2. What is Achor be Panim?

3. What is an Exiting Ohr ?

4. What is a Thickening Ohr ?

5. What are Otiot?

6. What is the Achoraim of ZA?

7. What is Achoraim of Nukva?

8. What is Achoraim de Abba?

9. What is Achoraim de AVI?

10. What is Achoraim de Ima that fell?

11. What is Complete Achoraim de ZA?

12. What is Complete Achoraim de Nukva?

13. What is a Grip?

14. What are BDK HYA?

15. What is a Cancellation?

16. What are Scrutinies?

17. What are the two lower thirds of Tifferet?

18. What are Gevurot?

19. What is Grown?

20. What is Gadlut?

21. What is Guf de Abba?

22. What is Guf de Ima?

23. What is Guf YESH?

24. What is Guf deTvuna?

25. What the Completion of the Construction of the Achoraim?

26. What is Complete Dvekut?

27. What are Dinim?

28. What are Strong Dinim?

29. What is Habata of Panim?

30. What is Increasing half the Achoraim?

31. What are Hey Hassadim and Hey Gevurot?

32. What is Diminution of Ohr?

33. What Histaklut Eynaim of AVI?

34. What is Histaklut Eynaim of YESHSUT?

35. What is Raisng MAN?

36. What is Dvekut Panim be Panim?

37. What is Dvekut of the Klipot?

38. What is Hitpashtut Hey Gevurot?

39. What is Zach?

40. What is Had Samcha?

41. What is the Sustenance of the Klipot?

42. What are the Armies of Malchut?

43. What are the Parts of Nukva?

44. What is Half the Achoraim?

45. What is Half a Wall?

46. What is The Lower Half of Tifferet?

47. What is The Upper Half of Tifferet?

48. What is a Drop that Raises the Fetus?

49. What is the Yenika of the Klipot?

50. What are YESHSUT?

51. What is the Force of the Klipot?

52. What are the General Bina and Tvuna?

53. What is the General Hey Hassadim and Hey Gevurot?

54. What is Disclosed?

55. What is Mochin?

56. What is Death?

57. What is the Death of the Melachim?

58. What is Covered?

59. What are MAN?

60. What is Masach Bina?

61. What are Mingled in the Klipot?

62. What is the Place of the Gripping of the Klipot?

63. What is the Place of BYA?

64. What is the Place of Rosh?

65. What is a Minute Light?

66. What are Nitzotzot that Quenched?

67. What are Nitzotzot that were not Scrutinized?

68. What are Strong Nitzotzin?

69. What is a Fall?

70. What are Sigim?

71. What is a Thickening in the Achoraim?

72. What is Etz ha Daat Good and Bad?

73. What is Panim be Panim?

74. What are Parts of the Guf?

75. What is the Panim of the Zachar?

76. What is the Panim of the Nekeva?

77. What is Panim be Achor?

78. What is Waste?

79. What is Small?

80. What is Katnut?

81. What are Complete Klipot?

82. What is Klipat Noga?

83. What is Some Dvekut?

84. What is Some Breaking?

85. What is Some Tikun?

86. What is a Connection?

87. What is Rosh de AVI?

88. What is Rosh de YESHSUT?

89. What is the Breaking of the Vessels?

90. What is Upper Third of Tifferet?

 

1. What is Achor be Achor?

Tikun Achor be Achor extends from the He’arat Ohr Awzen, which is Ohr Bina de Rosh, whose Achoraim is to Hochma by way of “because He delighteth in mercy.” When the Partzufim are devoid of GAR de Hochma, they are corrected in this Ohr de Achoraim de Bina, which suffices for them instead of GAR. This is the meaning of “their hinder parts were inward.”

(Item 23 and Ohr Pnimi there)

2. What is Achor be Panim?

Tikun Achor be Panim is applied in ZON, which qualifies the Kelim de Panim de Nukva to receive the Ohr Panim. This is because the Kelim de Panim de Nukva are in He’arat Hochma without Hassadim, as the entire Nukva is Behinat Gevurot.

Since it is so, she too cannot tolerate He’arat Hochma since the Hochma is not accepted without Hassadim. Hence, the Kelim de Panim have no correction except by preceding the Zivug de Achor be Panim.

At that time the Zachar dispenses He’arat Hassadim in those Kelim de Panim, and they become suitable for their He’arat Hochma. You see that although the Achor de Zachar is He’arah which is all Hassadim, it nevertheless qualifies the Kelim de Panim de Nukva to receive He’arat Hochma.

(Ohr Pnimi item 23, par. “Now you can understand”)

3. What is an Exiting Ohr ?

As long as the Mochin de ZA are clothed in the Kelimde Ima, the Achoraim de Ima cover and conceal the Orot de Hochma. They do not appear from them outwardly inside ZA, but in the Middle Line de ZA from Chazeh downward, where Yesod de Ima stops and her force of Achoraim to hide the Hochma stops. In that state the Orot that have He’arat Hochma in them appear outwardly from the Yesod de Ima inside ZA.

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4. What is a Thickening Ohr ?

Even when AVI are both worthy of He’arat GAR and Ohr Panim, still only the Zachar is completed in Behinat Panim. The Nekeva, however, craving Hassadim in her Shoresh, by way of “because He delighteth in mercy,” is not yet awakened to return her Panim to the Zachar and receive Hochma, except by what compels her, which is through MAN.

Hence, as long as she has no MAN they are in Behinat Panim be Achor, meaning the Panim of the Zachar in the Achor de Nekeva. At that time the Orot de Panim of the Zachar pass on to her through her Achoraim and thicken there.

They clothe in the cover of her Ohr Achoraim and thus reach her Kelim de Panim. For this reason these Orot de Panim are called “Thickened Ohr ”, as the cover of the Achoraim of the Nekeva greatly diminish and lessen its value.

(Item 23 and Ohr Pnimi, sub header “ Above”)

5. What are Otiot?

Otiot are always Behinat Kelim, both the Otiot of the alphabet and the Otiot of the Holy Names, and we must always remember that.

(Item 32)

6. What is the Achoraim of ZA?

The NHYde ZA are only completed in He’arat Hochma. They are considered its Achoraim, where the Klipot grip as long there is no He’arat Hochma in them.

(Item 26)

7. What is Achoraim of Nukva?

The Achoraim of Nukva are NHY de Nukva, where there is the principal grip of the Klipot as long as they lack He’arat Hochma. This is so because it is adjacent to the Klipot as it ends the Ohr Atzilut and from it downward begin the Klipot, by way of “Her feet go down to death.” See the word “Grip of the Klipot”.

(Item 26)

8. What is Achoraim de Abba?

The Reshimot of the Eser Sefirot de Gadlut of all the four Komot that were in Behinat Roshim to the four Melachim DHGT, and the Behinat MAN that received from Yesod de AK, meaning the Nekuda that Abba took and the Vav that Ima took, all these are considered Achoraim de AVI that fell from Behinat Rosh de AVI and became Behinat Guf. Each fell to the place of its Guf, and the Roshim that emerged from Behinat Ima, and the Vav that Ima took from Yesod de AK are the Achoraim de Ima.

(Item 43)

9. What is Achoraim de AVI?

These are the general Seven Melachim, which are the MAN and the Reshimot of the Roshim of the Melachim. See item 8.

(Item 25)

10. What is Achoraim de Ima that fell?

See above answer 8.

11. What is Complete Achoraim de ZA?

When ZA is in Behinat Achor be Achor, he has only Behinat Achoraim de Ima that shine in his HGT, meaning through the Chazeh. From there downward Yesod de Ima stops, and for this reason the NHY cannot appear in it, fearing the grip of the exteriors (see item 6).

When it obtains the new HG in He’arat Hochma from Zivug Panim be Panim de AVI, the Achoraim de Yesod de Abba shine in it from the Chazeh downward too, through the end of its NHY. At that time it has complete Achoraim, as it receives Achoraim de Ima in HGT and Achoraim de Yesod de Abba in NHY.

However, before it obtains the Hey Hassadim from Zivug de AVI Panim be Panim, the Achoraim de Abba cannot appear in it. This is because it is Behinat He’arat Hochma without Hassadim and there is no existence for Hochma without Hassadim, since Yesod Abba is long and narrow. In other words, it stretches in He’arat Hochma below Yesod de Ima, but it is narrow since it has no Hassadim (see Ohr Pnimi item 45).

For this reason, the Ohr Achoraim de Yesod Abba does not shine in NHYde ZA before it obtains the Hey Hassadim. This is the meaning of, “He takes Hassadim and his Achor is complemented,” meaning Achor de NHY, by the force of the Ohr Achoraim de Yesod Abba. This is because when it has Hassadim, Yesod Abba can illuminate the He’arat Hochma in it.

(Item 29)

12. What is Complete Achoraim de Nukva?

The entire construction of the Nukva is only of Gevurot. This is because she begins from the Chazeh de ZA downward, where Yesod de Ima has already stopped. Hence, her entire Behinat Achoraim is built primarily of Behinat Yesod Abba, which is all Gevurot (see item 11).

This is the meaning of, “Abba founded a daughter.” Yet, when she was in Behinat Achor be Achor, she used the Achoraim de ZA, and one wall operated between them, meaning the Achoraim de HGT de ZA (see item 12).

However, after ZA obtains the new HG from AVI, being Hey Hassadim and Hey Gevurot, the wall de ZA is completed with the Hey Hassadim, and the Achoraim de Nukva are completed with the Hey Gevurot. After they are sweetened with Hassadim in NHYde ZA, Yesod de Abba appears there and the Gevurot are sweetened and given to the Nukva through a Zivug.

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13. What is a Grip?

A Grip is like an Anaf that grips to the tree and sucks its Shefa through its holding place. Similarly, the Klipa grips the place of lack that she finds in the Kedusha. This place is her tube by which she sucks her entire force and sustenance, according to the measure of dearth that she finds there, see item 50.

(Item 26)

14. What are BDK HYA?

They are the Behinat Achoraim de AVI that fell in the place of ZON. There is a hint in this combination of BDK HYA, where the entire Behinat MAN de ZA that it raises to AVI have the power to induce a Zivug Panim be Panim AVI to extend Mochin de Haya from there, which is the Ohr Hochma. They come from the scrutinies that ZA scrutinizes in these Achoraim de AVI. BDK refers to Tikun and scrutiny, and HYA is the Ohr Hochma.

(Item 33)

15. What is a Cancellation?

When the Kli is no longer fitting to receive anything from the Ohr Atzilut, it is completely cancelled from its erection. It is then considered that the Kli has been broken.

However, when it is fitting to receive from the degree of Atzilut, though from a smaller place than itself, and cannot receive from the Ohr Elyon that belongs to its own degree, it is considered that the Kli has been cancelled. This means that it does not operate in its function in its fitting place, and that Kli was cancelled from the degree, though the Kli has not been entirely broken, as it still receives Ohr . Though it is below its value, it is nonetheless reception.

(Item 4)

16. What are Scrutinies?

As long as the parts of Behina Dalet are mixed inside the Kli, the Kli is unfit to receive the Ohr Elyon. For this reason it needs scrutinies, meaning to sort out the parts of Behina Dalet inside the Kli and to separate them from there, and then the Kli becomes qualified to receive the Ohr Elyon.

(Item 4)

17. What are the two lower thirds of Tifferet?

You already know that each Sefira of the Eser Sefirot has Eser Sefirot in itself. When the Kli de Tifferet is discerned in itself, it is then divided to Rosh, Toch, Sof, which are HBD, HGT, NHYM. They are called “Three Thirds”, where the upper third is the place of GAR, and the two lower thirds are the place of ZAT.

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18. What are Gevurot?

Gevurot mean lack of Hassadim. Even though it is fitting to receive Ohr Hochma, it is still called Gevurot since Ohr Hochma does not exist in the Kli as long as there is no abundance of Hassadim in it.

(Item 30)

19. What is Grown?

The appearance of Ohr Hochma in the Partzuf makes it grown. This means that it is completed bit-by-bit until it attains its Gadlut, which is He’arat Hochma. For this reason He’arat Hochma is called Great Ohr .

(Item 49)

20. What is Gadlut?

Mochin de Abba, meaning He’arat Hochma, is called Gadlut.

(Item 19)

21. What is Guf de Abba?

The Eser Sefirot de Rosh that come out of the Nikvey Eynaim are always discerned as three Roshim: the GE are considered the first Rosh, the Awzen,the second Rosh, and the Hotem and Peh, the third Rosh.

Compared to the first Rosh, the two lower Roshim, are considered AHP, in Behinat ZAT and Guf. The second Rosh is its Behinat HGT, and the third Rosh is its Behinat NHYM.

Hence, the Eser Sefirot de Gadlut too, which came out in AVI de Nekudim, are dominated by this arrangement. This is so because they are first emanated from the Ohr Eynaim.

The Behinat Rosh ha Aleph came out first, called Histaklut Eynaim de AVI on each other. Afterwards, the Behinat Rosh ha Bet came out, called Guf de Abba and Guf de Ima. This is because Rosh ha Bet is considered Guf compared to Rosh ha Aleph. After that the third Rosh came out, called Yesodot (pl. for Yesod) de AVI, considered as such with respect to Rosh ha Aleph, where the third Rosh is Behinat NHYM de Rosh ha Aleph.

You will understand their stature according to their names. The first Koma, called Histaklut Eynaim de AVI on each other, containing Behina Dalet de Hitlabshut and Behina Gimel de AVIut are a Hitkalelut of the two Komot Keter and Hochma. For this reason they are called Galgalta veEynaim, named after the Upper Behinot, Keter and Hochma.

The second Koma is called Guf de Abba, containing Behina Gimel de Hitlabshut and Behina Bet de aviut. It is called Awzen after the Upper Behina from the perspective of its Aviut.

Also, Guf de Ima is called Awzen because it contains Behina Bet of Aviut, which is Awzen, and Rosh ha Gimel, which is Hotem and Peh, is called Yesodot de AVI. Thus, its Koma is in Behina Aleph, which is ZON de Rosh, called HP.

It follows, that the names go hand in hand with the Komot. Although these Guf de Abba ve Ima are not actual Behinat Guf, from Behinat from above downward, but it is Behinat Rosh ha Gimel, and the appellation Guf fits Rosh ha Aleph only.

(Item 43)

22. What is Guf de Ima?

See above answer 21.

23. What is Guf YESH?

YESHSUT is also divided into three Roshim as in AVI in answer 21. Rosh ha Bet de YESHSUT is called Guf compared to Rosh ha Aleph although in itself, it is a complete Rosh. Rosh is the Hey Hassadim in it from the Behinat Hey YESH, and Rosh ha Bet is the Hey Gevurot in it from the Behinat Tvuna, see answer 3.

(Item 6)

24. What is Guf de Tvuna?

See above answer 23.

25. What the Completion of the Construction of the Achoraim?

See above answer 11.

26. What is Complete Dvekut?

Complete Dvekut de AVI Panim be Panim is when Hochma de Abba illuminates to Hochma de Ima, because Ima is cleaved entirely to Abba.

(Item 42)

27. What are Dinim?

Two Behinot Dinim were made in Tzimtzum Bet when Hey Tata'a was incorporated in the First Hey: the first is the First Hey that was mixed with the Dinim de Hey Tata'a; this is Behinat Weak Dinim. The second is the Hey Tata'a that is incorporated with the First Hey in the place of the Hey Tata'a. This is Behinat Hard Dinim, meaning strong Dinim, Behina Dalet itself.

(Item 7)

28. What are Strong Dinim?

See above answer 27.

(Item 8)

29. What is Habata of Panim?

Habata means bestowal. Habata of Panim means bestowal of He’arat Hochma.

(Item 23)

30. What is Increasing half the Achoraim?

This means increasing the Achoraim de NHY that is missing while it is Achor be Achor, by way of “their hinder parts were inward.”

(Item 30)

31. What are Hey Hassadim and Hey Gevurot?

The Eser Sefirot are discerned in Hey Behinot KHB ZON, meaning the GAR are Behinat Atzmut. However, when their whole Atzmut is but Ohr de Hassadim, the Hey Behinot are called HGTNH, meaning Hey Hassadim.

If they are in Behinot Gevurot, meaning He’arat Hochma without Hassadim, the Hey Behinot HGTNH are called KHB ZON.

If their Atzmut is Hassadim and they also have He’arat Hochma, they are called Hey Hassadim HGTNH, and if they lack Hassadim, but only He’arat Hochma is left in them, they are called Hey Gevurot HGTNH.

(Item 42)

32. What is Diminution of Ohr ?

If the Kli descends below its degree it causes the lessening of the Ohr to the Kli, since the Elyon that descends to the place of the Tachton becomes like it.

(Item 4)

33. What Histaklut Eynaim of AVI?

Eynaim is an appellation for Sefirat Hochma of Rosh. When Hochma de Abba dispenses to Hochma de Ima, it is called Histaklut Eynaim of AVI on each other, and this is Komat Keter de AVI. In YESHSUT, when Hochma de Israel Saba gives to Hochma de Tvuna, it is called Histaklut Eynaim of YESHSUT on each other, and this is Komat Keter de YESHSUT.

(Item 42)

34. What is Histaklut Eynaim of YESHSUT?

See answer 33.

35. What is Raisng MAN?

MAN means inducing Zivug. It is always Behinat NHY or ZON. This is so because the Nekeva is erected in Ohr Achoraim de Ima that is cleaved only to Ohr de Hassadim, rejecting Hochma.

For this reason she does not bring her Panim to the Zachar to receive He’arat Hochma, except if she has some element that compels her to. This element is the Behinat ZON that Bina has a connection to, to illuminate it in He’arat Hochma through the relation of Bina and ZON deOhr Yashar.

Hence, when ZON rises to her for MAN, she immediately stops her Achoraim and brings her Panim back to Hochma, to receive He’arat Hochma from him, mating Panim be Panim with him.

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36. What is Dvekut Panim be Panim?

When AVI have Komat Keter, at which time Hochma de Abba gives to Hochma de Bina, AVI are found cleaved Panim be Panim from their Rosh to their Sof. It is so because then Ima is considered Behinat Ohr Hochma, as AVI are in Hishtavut Tzura, called Dvekut.

However, when the Koma falls into Behinat Guf, at which time only Bina de Abba administers to Bina de Ima, Ima is not entirely Behinat Hochma, as is Abba, as she receives only from his Bina. There is an apparent Shinui Tzura from Ima to Abba and thus, Zivug of Hochmot (pl. for Hochma) de AVI is called “Complete Dvekut Panim be Panim”.

Zivug de Binot (pl. for Bina) de AVI is called Some Dvekut de Panim be Panim, because she still receives from Bina de Abba, containing some He’arat Hochma, but is not complete Dvekut.

(Item 42)

37. What is Dvekut of the Klipot?

The Klipot cleave to the Achoraim de Nukva because the Nukva is Behinat Sium on the Ohr Elyon. From her down it is a place of darkness and not Ohr . Hence, there is Behinat Hishtavut Tzura at the Nekudat Sium of NHY de Nukva to the Klipot and this is why it is considered that the Klipot cleave there, see item 49.

(Item 26)

38. What is Hitpashtut Hey Gevurot?

The Shoresh of the Hey Hassadim is in Yesod, being below all the Hey Hassadim. Yet, when they are not in Zivug, their Koma is even, as there is Hitpashtut Hey Gevurot in them in Behinat from below upward to Behinat from above downward in all the Hey Behinot HGTNH.

(Item 41)

39. What is Zach?

He’arat Hochma received in the Kelim de Panim of the Nekeva which is not first thickened in Ohr de Achoraim, is called Ohr Zach, see answer 4.

(Item 24)

40. What is Had Samcha?

Before the Tikun Kavim, when ZAT were in one Kav one below the other, they were called Had Samcha, meaning One Line.

(Item 56)

41. What is the Sustenance of the Klipot?

See below answer 49.

(Item 21)

42. What are the Armies of Malchut?

All the Partzufim in BYA come from the diminishing of the Koma of Malchut de Atzilut, and all that is there. For this reason they are considered the soldiers of Malchut and her armies.

(Item 14)

43. What are the Parts of Nukva?

Only the Behinat Nekevot of the Hey Partzufim of Atzilut were made of these seven Melachim that fell to BYA. However, the Zecharim were made of the new MA, as will be explained in its place, hence they are named “Parts of the Nukva”.

(Item 11)

44. What is Half the Achoraim?

See below answer 45.

(Item 30)

45. What is Half a Wall?

There are two distances and covers on the Ohr Hochma: One – by the force of the Achoraim de Ima. This cover is called “The Wall of HGT”, as it is present only in HGT until the Chazeh.

There is also Behinat covering by the force of the Achoraim de Yesod Abba. They too cover Ohr Hochma as long as there is no Ohr de Hassadim in the Partzuf. This cover is called Achoraim de NHY, as it operates primarily in the NHY, since this is its place.

When the ZON is in Katnut and their whole Tikun comes to them from the Achoraim de Ima, which is the Wall of HGT, you find that they both use this wall of HGT, half for ZA and half Nukva. This is because the wall of NHY that belongs to Nukva has no place to appear because of the fear from the exteriors, so that they will not suck from it. This is because the Wall of NHY appears only when the Partzuf is fitting for He’arat Hochma (See answer 11)

(Item 47)

46. What is The Lower Half of Tifferet?

The two lower thirds of Tifferet are called “The Lower Half of Tifferet”, whose meaning has been explained above (item 17).

(Item 61)

47. What is The Upper Half of Tifferet?

This refers to the upper third through the Chazeh, which is the Behinat GAR de Sefirat Tifferet (see answer 16).

(Item 61)

48. What is a Drop that Raises the Fetus?

The Behinat Hassadim and Gevurot dispensed from Zivug Panim be Panim de AVI that contain He’arat Hochma, are the Behinat “Drop that Raises the Fetus”, which are ZON. It means that through it they attain He’arat Hochma and become grown, as there is only Gadlut in He’arat Hochma (as written in item 20).

(Item 32)

49. What is the Yenika of the Klipot?

The essence of the substance of the Klipot is complete evil. It means that it is unfitting to receive at all, as they are from the Behinat Vacant Halal, which is from the restricted Behina Dalet to receive nothing of the Ohr Elyon. You therefore find that it is discerned as substance without any sustenance.

However, after the breaking of the vessels because of the good and evil mixed in them, these Kelim fell to those Klipot, and became a Neshama and sustenance to them. This is so because although the Orot departed from the Kelim, there still remained remnants of the Orot in them, and these remnants became Behinat minute Ohr that shines and sustains the Klipot.

Thus the structure of the Partzufim and the Olamot was made for them, like the BYA de Kedusha. This was enough for them for their essential structure. However, after the sin of Etz ha Daat, and also when people sin, by that they cause proliferation of sustenance and Shefa to the Sitra Achra, according to the measure of the flaw that they cause in the Kedusha.

This is so because the Guf of Adam is from the Sigim of the Melachim that were not sorted. It is mingled, good and bad, as it is written, “a wild ass's colt is born a man.”

When purifying one’s Guf, separating the evil from it, then one receives Upper He’arot to one’s Neshama and Nefesh, according to the measure of the purification. Afterwards, when one sins, the Orot depart and the Levushim from these He’arot fall to the Klipot. It isjust as it happened in the breaking of the vessels, where because Behina Dalet was mixed in the Kelim, the Ohr was forced to leave and the Kelim fell to the Klipa and became sustenance for them.

It is exactly the same when one sins, meaning when one mixes that evil that he has already purified himself from and separated it from his Guf. The Upper He’arot immediately depart one’s Nefesh, and the Levushim of these He’arot fall to the Klipot and become sustenance and nourishment for them.

This is the meaning of the pursuit of the evil inclination and the Sitra Achra to cause the righteous to sin and cling to Kedusha, as they have no sustenance without it. When good and Kedusha proliferate, so do their lives. In other words, the greater one is, the more good and Kedusha he has.

You find that when the Sitra Achra fails one into sinning, causing the good and Kedusha to depart and their Levushim fall to the portion of the Klipot, they receive abundance of Shefa and sustenance from it. Hence, “The greater one is from one’s friend, the greater is one’s desire,” because the Sitra Achra chases him more.

(Item 18)

50. What are YESHSUT?

Behinat ZA de AVI, meaning their AHP, is called YESHSUT. In the beginning, during the Zivug de Histaklut Eynaim on each other, YESHSUT and AVI are considered united in a single Partzuf. Afterwards, when AVI return to Behinat Zivug Achor be Achor, YESHSUT depart from them and exit as a separate Rosh in Komat AHP, becoming a separate Partzuf in themselves (see item 21).

(Item 40)

51. What is the Force of the Klipot?

The Levushim of the Orot de Kedusha leave the Kelim because of the mixture of evil in them. These Levushim fall into the portion of the Klipot, and the remains that were left of the Orot that were in them add sustenance and force in the Klipot (see above item 49).

(Item 26)

52. What are the General Bina and Tvuna?

When the Hey Tata'a descends from the Eynaim de AVI to their general Malchut, the YESHSUT, which are AHPde AVI, reconnect with the Rosh, which are AVI. Thus, Bina and Tvuna connect into a single Partzuf. This is called the general Bina and Tvuna together in a single Partzuf.

(Item 48)

53. What is the General Hey Hassadim and Hey Gevurot?

The General Hey Hassadim and Hey Gevurot means, as they were when they were rooted in Yesod de AB. This is because there the Shoresh of the Hey Gevurot appeared in the Ohr Malchut that clothed in Klide Yesod as well as in Malchut (see Part 5, Ohr Pnimi item 35). Also, the general Hey Hassadim were rooted there in Behinat Truncated Vav (as written in the above Ohr Pnimi).

Plain Hey Hassadim and Hey Gevurot means that when they come in a Zivug, each has HGTNH, both in Hassadim and in Gevurot, which are actual five Sefirot. However, the general Hey Hassadim and Hey Gevurot are only one Sefira, either of Yesod, or of Malchut.

(Item 43)

54. What is Disclosed?

The Orot de Hochma have a way of appearing when they are covered in Achoraim de Ima, but in Behinat Levush Dak. When they do not have that Levush Dak too, they are too exposed, and He’arat Hochma without any Levush comes to the first four Melachim deNekudim from Achoraim de Ima. This is why their breaking was hard.

There is also exposed Hassadim and Gevurot. This is a different matter, because as long as there is no He’arat Hochma in HG, they are considered covered in the Achoraim de Ima, as in this cover they are corrected in He’arat GAR . When they have He’arat Hochma, they are regarded as appearing outwardly from the covering of Ima, as then they have their own stance.

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55. What is Mochin?

The GAR are considered Mochin, and this appellation applies primarily when the Atzmut are HG, not having He’arat GAR .

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56. What is Death?

Histalkut Ohr Atzilut from the Kli, meaning He’arat Hochma, is considered a dead Kli, as there is no sustenance for the Kli except in He’arat Hochma. For this reason the Ohr Hochma is called Ohr Haya, meaning having precisely that corruption, when she is no longer qualified to receive the Ohr Atzilut any more, meaning containing that mixture of Behina Dalet.

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57. What is the Death of the Melachim?

After they have been disqualified from receiving the Ohr Hochma anymore, they are severed from Kav Ein Sof. This is considered that they have fallen to BYA and died, since Kav Ein Sof ends in Atzilut.

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58. What is Covered?

See answer 54.

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59. What are MAN?

See answer 35.

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60. What is Masach Bina?

The Achoraim de Bina that cover and conceal the Ohr Hochma is called Masach Bina.

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61. What are Mingled in the Klipot?

The Kelim de SAG that are mixed in Behina Dalet, meaning the Kelim of the seven Melachim that fell to BYA, are called Sigim. The Nitzotzin that descended to revive the Kelim mixed in these Sigim.

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62. What is the Place of the Gripping of the Klipot?

The place of lack in Kedusha is the place of the gripping of the Klipa because the Kelim and the Levushim that belong to that place of lack are in the section of the Klipot. For this reason they too suck from the Shefa that belongs to those Kelim and Levushim in their authority.

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63. What is the Place of BYA?

The place for BYA was prepared during Tzimtzum Bet. This is because the Hey Tata'a rose there to the Eynaim and the AHP departed from the degree in RTS and the point of Sium that was in Malchut de NHY rose to the Behinat Malchut de Hochma de NHY.

Bina and ZON de NHY went outside, below the Sium of Kav de Ein Sof. In that, they were separated from the Atzilut and became a place for the Separated BYA, from which those three Olamot were later formed.

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64. What is the Place of Rosh?

From the place of the Chazeh to the Peh of the Rosh, it is always considered to be the place of the Rosh of the Partzuf Tachton. This is because each Tachton comes out from Masach de Tabur de Partzuf Elyon that consists of the Eser Sefirot de Guf of the Elyon that stand in this place from the Chazeh to its Peh.

After the Hizdakchut Masach to the point of Hishtavut to the Masach de Malchut de Rosh, it rises along with the Reshimot de Sefirot de Guf and is renewed in the Hitkalelut of the Zivug Elyon de Rosh.

The Koma, educed in the renewal of this Zivug belongs to the Tachton. Thus, the Shorashim of the lower Eser Sefirot, called Rosh, extend from the Eser Sefirot de Guf de Elyon that stand from the Chazeh de Elyon to its Peh. For this reason the Rosh of the Tachton clothes over them, since this is its place and its Shoresh.

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65. What is a Minute Light?

The Kelim de Melachim that remained in BYA after the Partzufim de Atzilut were sorted from them, are called Sigim. They are in the section of the Klipot, which became Behinat Neshama and sustenance for them, called “Minute Light” of Kedusha. It means a small and fine He’arah that sustains the Klipot (See answer 49).

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66. What are Nitzotzot that Quenched?

Nitzotzin mean parts of Ohr Hozer. The Orot that descended from AVI from above downward to clothe in the Melachim were each clothed in Ohr Hozer. When the Kelim broke, these Behinot Ohr Hozer descended along with them. Since the Zivug stopped from them, they are considered to have quenched, been put out, having no more of the He’arat Zivug.

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67. What are Nitzotzot that were not Scrutinized?

See above answer 66.

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68. What are Strong Nitzotzin?

They are mixed with the Atzmut of Behina Dalet.

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69. What is a Fall?

When the degree descends to a lower degree, it is called “A Fall”. This is because the Elyon that descends to the place of the Tachton becomes like it.

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70. What are Sigim?

See answer 61.

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71. What is a Thickening in the Achoraim?

When the Ohr Panim is first received in the Kelim de Achoraim before it comes to its Kelim de Panim, the Ohr receives Behinat covering of the Achoraim as it passes there. By that the Ohr thickens and lessens, and does not shine in its fullest measure even after it enters the Kelim de Panim.

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72. What is Etz ha Daat Good and Bad?

Etz ha Daat was mixed with good and evil. It means that Behina Dalet, called evil,was mixed there. After Adam ha Rishon had eaten from Etz ha Daat, he lost his first Guf, which was all good, and a Guf from Behinat Mishcha de Hivia (Aramaic: lit. The serpent’s skin) came to him, mixed of good and evil too. For this reason he is unfitting to clothe the Kedusha, except through purification and separation of the evil from the Guf.

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73. What is Panim be Panim?

When the Nekeva receives the Ohr Elyon from the Panim of the Zachar into her Kelim de Panim, it is called Zivug Panim be Panim.

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74. What are Parts of the Guf?

Netzah and Hod from Behinat Achor be Achor before they have acquired Behinat Tikun Kavim, are only one Kli, without any apparent difference from one to another.

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75. What is the Panim of the Zachar?

The administration of He’arat Hochma is the Panim of the Zachar, and the Kli de Panim, ascribed to the reception of He’arat Hochma, is the Panim of the Nekeva.

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76. What is the Panim of the Nekeva?

See above answer 75.

77. What is Panim be Achor?

This refers to the Panim of the Zachar in the Achoraim of the Nekeva. This is because even when the Nekeva is already fitting to receive the Ohr Panim from the Panim of the Zachar, because she is corrected with the Achoraim de Ima, she still craves Hassadim more than Hochma.

For this reason she does not stop her Achoraim to return her Panim to the Zachar without an element that obligates her. Thus, she receives the Ohr Panim of the Zachar through her Kelim de Achoraim, from which they are administered to the Kelim de Panim. This Zivug is called Panim be Achor.

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78. What is Waste?

Waste refers to the Sigim that remain after the scrutinies (see Sigim)

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79. What is Small?

See answer 19.

80. What is Katnut?

See answer 19.

81. What are Complete Klipot?

This refers to the actual substance of the Klipot, which are the complete evil, unfitting at all to receive the Ohr Elyon, which is the restricted Behina Dalet that remained in Behinat Vacant Halal.

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82. What is KlipatNoga?

The Behinat Nitzotzin that have a mixture of good and bad are the Klipat Noga. When she receives the Ohr in her good part, it is dispensed to her bad part too.

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83. What is Some Dvekut?

See answer 37.

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84. What is Some Breaking?

Some Breaking indicates that the Kli has not been disqualified from receiving Atzilut altogether, but was disqualified to receive from its own degree. It is still qualified to receive in a lower Behina it had been in, and this is also called “Cancellation”.

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85. What is Some Tikun?

Tikun Kavim from Behinat Achor be Achor is considered “Some Tikun”. This is because the Ohr Achoraim de Ima connects all the Sefirot until there is no oppositeness between them and equalizes their Tzura to each other.

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86. What is a Connection?

The first Koma de AVI, called Histaklut Eynaim de AVI, is also called “The Rosh de AVI” (see answer 21).

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87. What is Roshde AVI?

Rosh ha Aleph de YESHSUT that emerged from the Chazeh upwards is called Rosh de YESHSUT (See answer 45).

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88. What is Rosh de YESHSUT?

Rosh ha Aleph de YESHSUT that emerged from the Chazeh upwards is called Rosh de YESHSUT (See answer 63).

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89. What is the Breaking of the Vessels?

When the Kli was disqualified from receiving the Ohr , it is considered that the Kli broke.

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90. What is Upper Third of Tifferet?

When the Kli de Tifferet was divided into Eser Sefirot, three thirds are discerned in it: the upper third through the Chazeh is the GAR in it, from Chazeh to Tabur is HGT in it, and from Tabur down it is NHYM in it.

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