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What is Evar, Evarim (Organ/Organs) ...........................................
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What is Ohr Histaklut ................................................................
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What is a Diminishing Ohr ...........................................................
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What is Ohr Panim ....................................................................
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What is Ohr of Tolada (Consequential Ohr) ....................................
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What are Separate Otiot ...........................................................
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What are Connected Otiot ......................................................... |
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| 8. |
What is an Awzen ....................................................................
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What is Achor .........................................................................
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What is Lower Ima ...................................................................
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What is Middle .........................................................................
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What is a Mirror (Aspaklaria) .......................................................
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| 13. |
What is Arich Anpin ...................................................................
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What is AT (pronounced ET) ....................................................... |
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What is Bohu ........................................................................... |
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What is a Bait (House/Hall) .........................................................
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What is a Beki’a (Breaching) ........................................................ |
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| 18. |
What is Creation .......................................................................
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What is Bassar (Flesh) ...............................................................
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| 20. |
What is a Guf ...........................................................................
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| 21. |
What is Galgalta ....................................................................... |
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| 22. |
What are Gidin ......................................................................... |
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| 23. |
What are Four Tzurot (Forms) ..................................................... |
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| 24. |
What is Dibur (Speech) .............................................................. |
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| 25. |
What is In Passing ....................................................................
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| 26. |
What is a Narrow Path ...............................................................
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| 27. |
What is a Wide Path .................................................................. |
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| 28. |
What is Separation ....................................................................
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| 29. |
What is Hevel ...........................................................................
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| 30. |
What is Departing Hevel ............................................................. |
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| 31. |
What is a Full HaVaYaH ..............................................................
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What is Simple HaVaYaH ............................................................ |
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| 33. |
What is a Heichal (Palace) ..........................................................
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| 34. |
What is Upper Heichal ................................................................ |
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| 35. |
What is Hakaa .......................................................................... |
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| 36. |
What is Histaklut ...................................................................... |
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| 37. |
What is Histaklut Bet ................................................................. |
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| 38. |
What is Histalkut ...................................................................... |
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| 39. |
What is Harchaka ......................................................................
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| 40. |
What is Hitlabshut .....................................................................
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| 41. |
What is Hitnotzetzut .................................................................
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| 42. |
What is Hitabut ....................................................................... |
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| 43. |
What is Hitpashtut ................................................................... |
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| 44. |
What is Hitpashtut Bet ..............................................................
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| 45. |
What is A Tail for the Lions ........................................................
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| 46. |
What is Zeir Anpin .................................................................... |
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What is Hotem ........................................................................ |
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What is Homer (Substance) .......................................................
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What is Hotam (Seal) ...............................................................
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| 50. |
What is Halon ..........................................................................
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| 51. |
What is Hakika .........................................................................
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What are Yesodot (Basic Elements) ............................................. |
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What is Yetzira ........................................................................
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| 54. |
What is Kursaya (Chair) ............................................................. |
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| 55. |
What is Potential ..................................................................... |
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What are Complete Kelim ............................................................
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What is a Kisse (Chair) .............................................................. |
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| 58. |
What is Keter ...........................................................................
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| 59. |
What is a Levush ......................................................................
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What is Moach (Brain) .............................................................. |
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| 61. |
What is From Her and Within her ................................................. |
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What is Complete Malbush (Clothing) ........................................... |
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What is a Masach ..................................................................... |
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What is a Blocked Masach .......................................................... |
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| 65. |
What is The Place of Darkness ....................................................
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| 66. |
What is Nesting ........................................................................
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What is The Nitzotz of the creature ............................................. |
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What is a Small Nitzotz .............................................................
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| 69. |
What is Nefesh ........................................................................ |
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What is a Narrow Nekev ............................................................. |
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What is a Nekuda (Point) ...........................................................
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What is a NeshamaH ................................................................. |
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What is Samuch ....................................................................... |
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What is a Sefira ....................................................................... |
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What is an Olam ....................................................................... |
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What are Eynaim (Eyes) ............................................................ |
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What is Atzmut Ohr ................................................................... |
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What is Assiya ......................................................................... |
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What is Atik .............................................................................
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What is Peh .............................................................................
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What is Actual .........................................................................
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What is Separation ....................................................................
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| 83. |
What is a Partzuf ......................................................................
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What is a Tzura ........................................................................
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What is Very Narrow .................................................................
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What is Kodesh Kodashim ...........................................................
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What is Nesting ........................................................................ |
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What are Klipot ........................................................................
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What is Reiah (Sight) ................................................................
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| 90. |
What is a Rosh .........................................................................
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What is Head for the Foxes ........................................................ |
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What is Revieet Dam (A Quarter Blood) ......................................... |
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What is a Ruach ....................................................................... |
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What is a Thin Ruach ................................................................. |
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What is a Square ...................................................................... |
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What is a Scent .......................................................................
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What is Breaking ...................................................................... |
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What is a Shoresh .................................................................... |
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What is Hearing ........................................................................
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What are Roots of the Kelim .......................................................
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What is Tohu ........................................................................... |
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1. What is Evar, Evarim (Organ/Organs)
These are the Kelim of the Sefirot de Guf, meaning the Ne’etzalim from
Peh de Rosh downwards.
(Part 3, Chap 8, item 1)
2. What is Ohr Histaklut
Ohr Hozer, meaning the Ohr Elyon that is not received in Behina Dalet,
rejected by her and returns to its place.
(Part 3, Chap 15, item 6)
3. What is a Diminishing Ohr
The Eser Sefirot de Ohr Yashar that clothe the Masach downward devalue
themselves for that purpose. For that reason they are called
“Diminishing Ohr.”
(Part 3, 34)
4. What is Ohr Panim
It is Ohr Hochma.
(Part 3, Chap 8, item 9)
5. What is Ohr of Tolada (Consequential Ohr)
This is the Eser Sefirot de Ohr Yashar that glitter through the Masach
downwards.
(Part 3, Chap 15, item 9)
6. What are Separate Otiot
When the Atzmut clothes the Kelim, the four Behinot HB TM are designated
by four separate Otiot, after the clothing of the Orot in the Aviut of
the Kelim, ignoring the Shinui Tzura between them. This Shinui Tzura
means separation in spirituality. (See the term “Separation”).
(Part 3, Chap 15, item 4)
7. What are Connected Otiot
The Hizdakchut of the Aviut in Malchut de Malchut in the Guf of every
Partzuf, when the Ohr Hozer gradually departs up to the Maatzil, these
Eser Sefirot are at that time called “Connected Otiot.” It is to
indicate the purification that the Kelim acquire every time, which
connects them and brings them closer to the Shoresh. As it’s been
written in item 6, the Aviut separates while the Zakut connects.
(Part 3, Chap 15, item 5)
8. What is an Awzen
It is the level of Eser Sefirot de Rosh in Behina Bet, namely Bina.
(Part 3, Chap 12, item 7)
9. What is Achor
When Ohr Yashar, meaning Ohr Hochma, is not clothed in the Kli, then
the Kli is called Achor, or Achoraim. It has been written in item 4
that Ohr Hochma is called Ohr Panim. Thus, in the absence of Ohr Hochma
from the Kli, it is called Achor.
(Part 3, Chap 15, item 6)
10. What is Lower Ima
It is Malchut de Atzilut.
(Part 3, Chap 4, item 7)
11. What is Middle
It is something that connects and determines between two far ends.
From this you can understand the meaning of the names: “Middle Line”
and “Middle Pillar” that consist of three Sefirot – Daat, Tifferet,
Yesod.
(Part 3, Chap 5, item 4)
12. What is a Mirror (Aspaklaria)
Malchut is called a “Mirror that has nothing of its own,” or “A Mirror
that does not shine.” Zeir Anpin is called “Shining Mirror.” The name
Light is used because Zeir Anpin and Malchut are called Two Lights, for
all the Lights of the lower ones come only from them and not from above
them.
(Part 3, Chap 7, item 2)
13. What is Arich Anpin
Partzuf Keter is called Arich Anpin because of the Atzmut of Ohr Hochma
in it. Tifferet is called Zeir Anpin because it has no more than a
minute He’arah of Hochma. The names AA and ZA are parallel, for they
relate solely to the Ohr Hochma in the Partzuf, as Hochma is called Ohr
Panim.
(Part 3, Chap 6, item 7)
14. What is AT (pronounced ET)
Malchut is called AT, because she consists of all the Otiot from Aleph
to Tav (all the letters of the Hebrew alphabet). It is so because the
Otiot are the Kelim of the Sefirot and all the Kelim come from Malchut.
(Part 3, Chap 12, item 2)
15. What is Bohu
Bohu is another name for Arich Anpin. It is parallel to Tohu, which is
another name for Atik. It means negation of attainment, whereas Bohu
designates attainment and existence. It is the acronym of Bo Hu (In Him).
(Part 3, Chap 6, item 3)
16. What is a Bait (House/Hall)
The Sefira of Malchut that became separated from the inner Kelim and
became a Kli for the Ohr Makif is called Bait or Heichal (see Answers
to Topics, item 176).
(Part 3, Chap 5, item 1)
17. What is a Beki’a (Breaching)
The overcoming of the Ohr on the limiting Masach that stands in its way
is called Beki’a. It means that it completely ignores the Gevul that
stands in its way, breaks a passage and shines through the Gevul
downward.
(Part 3, Chap 7, item 1)
18. What is Creation
Innovation of existence from absence is called “Creation.” The Aviut
in the Kelim could not be uncovered in Olam Atzilut, but only from the
Karka of Olam Atzilut downwards. Therefore, from that place downward it
is called Beria, after the Aviut that appeared.
The Aviut is the will to receive in the creature, existence from
absence, for everything in reality is regarded as emerging from Him
existence from existence. This is because one cannot give what one
does not have, except the will to receive, which, by necessity is not
in Him, for from whom would He receive?
(Part 3, Chap 2, item 3)
19. What is Bassar (Flesh)
Behina Gimel, called Zeir Anpin, is called Bassar. This appellation
applies only to the even leveled Eser Sefirot, where these ten Behinot
are called OBGAM. Malchut is called Or; ZA is called Bassar, Bina –
Gidin; Hochma – Atzamot, and Keter – Mocha.
(Part 3, Chap 5, item 3)
20. What is a Guf
Eser Sefirot that travel through the Masach downward, where Malchut
expands to Eser Sefirot from and within her, are called Guf. This is
so because they are the majority of the force in the Partzuf, for that
is the primary place of the Atzmut in the Kelim.
However, in Eser Sefirot de Rosh from the Masach upwards there is no
complete Hitlabshut, but only roots for the Hitlabshut.
(Part 3, Chap 8, item 6)
21. What is Galgalta
Partzuf Keter and the Kli where Yechida is clothed are called Galgalta.
(Part 3, Histaklut Pnimit, Chap 8, item 2)
22. What are Gidin
It is the Kli of Bina in Eser Sefirot of even level
(Part 3, Chap 5, item 3)
23. What are Four Tzurot (Forms)
The Aviut in the Ne’etzal, meaning the Ratzon in it, are called the
sum total of the substance of the Ne’etzal. These four Behinot in the
Aviut are called “Four Tzurot.”
(Part 3, Chap 6, item 4)
24. What is Dibur (Speech)
Malchut de Rosh is called Peh, and the Eser Sefirot that travel through
her downwards by the Hitnotzetzut of the Masach are called Dibur. This
is how the Orot are always poured and travel from Partzuf to Partzuf.
(Part 3, Chap 11, item 2)
25. What is In Passing
The four Behinot always relate to each other as cause and consequence,
even in Ohr Yashar: Behina Aleph is the reason and the Maatzil of Behina
Bet, Behina Bet of Behina Gimel and so on. Each degree is regarded as
the Maatzil of the existence of its proximate.
For that reason it is also regarded as the one that passes all its
Shefa for its sustenance from Ein Sof. However, when the degree pours
to its inferior only because it is its initial cause, it is called
bestowal “In Passing.”
However, if it gives to the inferior Hitnotzetzut with the Masach in
her from above downward, it is regarded as bestowing “In Hitlabshut.”
(Part 3, Chap 4, item 1)
26. What is a Narrow Path
Restricted bestowal is regarded as bestowal that travels through a
“Narrow Path.”
(Part 3, Chap 1, item 4)
27. What is a Wide Path
Abundant bestowal.
(Part 3, Chap 1, item 4)
28. What is Separation
When the Eser Sefirot travel through the Masach downward by way of
Hitnotzetzut, they become enslaved to the limits in the Masach. In
that state they cannot suck anything from the Elyon, except according
to the limitations in the Masach. For that reason it is considered
that the Masach separates them from the Elyon, for it does not let
them suck all they want from there.
(Part 3, Chap 12, item 4)
29. What is Hevel
Ohr Hozer is called Hevel.
(Part 3, Chap 11, item 4)
30. What is Departing Hevel
Ohr Hozer that descends from the Masach downwards.
(There)
31. What is a Full HaVaYaH
As written by the Rav, the Shoresh of the Orot and their essence is
the four simple Otiot of HaVaYaH, without any fillings. However, their
fillings are the expansion of HaVaYaH and the exit of their Orot
outside.
There are five Partzufim: Keter, AB, SAG, MA, BON. Partzuf Keter is the
principal among them and their Shoresh. The Eser Sefirot in it are
implied in the four simple Otiot HaVaYaH, called inner HaVaYaH.
A letter emerges from each Partzuf and clothes it. Partzuf Hochma
Nimshach from the Yod of HaVaYaH de Partzuf Keter. Its four Otiot are
filled with Yodin (pl. for Yod) in the following manner: Yod, Hey, Viv,
Hey ( ???, ??, ???, ?? ), in Gimatria AB.
Partzuf Bina extends from the first Hey, whose four Otiot HaVaYaH are
filled with Yodin and Aleph in the following way: Yod, Hey, Vav, Hey
( ???, ??, ???, ?? ) etc. Thus, the Partzufim of Keter are implied with
simple HaVaYaH while the other four Partzufim that clothe it are implied
with full HaVaYaH (see Histaklut Pnimit).
(Part 3, Chap 15, item 3)
32. What is Simple HaVaYaH
See item Full HaVaYaH
(Part 3, Chap 15, item 3)
33. What is a Heichal (Palace)
See item Bait.
(Part 3, Chap 8, item 6)
34. What is Upper Heichal
There are seven Heichalot (Palaces); the highest among them is called
the Upper Heichal.
35. What is Hakaa
See Ohr Pnimi, Chap 1, item 70, and Chap 2, item 3.
(Part 3, Chap 1, item 3)
36. What is Histaklut
Hitpashtut Ohr Ein Sof for Zivug de Hakaa in the Masach in Kli de
Malchut to raise Ohr Hozer is called Histaklut. It is so because Ohr
that expands from Ein Sof is always regarded as Ohr Hochma, called Ohr
Eynaim, Sight, or Histaklut.
(Part 3, Chap 12, item 1)
37. What is Histaklut Bet
Hitpashtut Ohr Ein Sof for Zivug de Hakaa in Malchut de Guf, meaning
when it mates in her during the Hizdakchut of the Masach from degree
to degree to generate Eser Sefirot one above the other, is called
Histaklut Bet.
(Part 3, Chap 12, item 5 and Ohr Pnimi, item 8)
38. What is Histalkut