Daf 16b (דַּף ט״ז ע״ב)

And they are the ones who give the Thought to Ze'ir Anpin (וְהֵם הַנּוֹתְנִים הַמַּחֲשָׁבָה לִזְעֵיר), and it becomes Kol [Voice] and Speech together with his mate (וְנַעֲשֶׂה קוֹל וְדִבּוּר עִם בַּת זוּגוֹ). These are the three levels (אִלֵּין תְּלַת דַּרְגִין), alluding to the two Partzufim of Chokhmah (לִרְמוֹז עַל ב׳ פַּרְצוּפֵי חָכְמָה), and at his very Tabbur [Navel] is the Name Elohim (וּבְטִיבּוּרוֹ מַמָּשׁ הוּא שֵׁם אֱלֹהִים), and consequently (וּמִמֵּילָא), it is truly bestowed upon the Mochin of Ze'ir Anpin (הוּא מַמָּשׁ נִשְׁפָּע עַל מוֹחֵי זְעֵיר), for there is the beginning of his receiving (כִּי שָׁם הַתְחָלָתוֹ לְקַבֵּל). This is the Supernal Secret (רָזָא דָא עִילָּאָה): “Bareshit bara Elohim” (בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים) (Genesis 1:1), its explanation being (פֵּירוּשׁ), corresponding precisely to this secret (כְּנֶגֶד הַסּוֹד הַזֶּה מַמָּשׁ), just as in Abba and Imma there are three levels (כְּמוֹ שֶׁבְּאַבָּא וְאִמָּא הֵם שָׁלֹשׁ מַדְרִיגוֹת), so too in Atika Kadisha there are truly three words (כָּךְ בְּעַתִּיקָא קַדִּישָׁא מַמָּשׁ שָׁלֹשׁ תֵּבוֹת), alluding to these three secrets (הַמְרַמְּזִים שָׁלֹשׁ סוֹדוֹת אֵלֶּה), in His Head, which is called Reisha d'Ein (בְּרֹאשׁ שֶׁלּוֹ הַנִּקְרָא רֵישָׁא דְּאֵין), except that it is higher than Abba and Imma (אֶלָּא שֶׁהוּא עֶלְיוֹן עַל אַבָּא וְאִמָּא). Therefore the Zohar says (לָזֶה אָמַר הַזֹּהַר), “corresponding to this Supernal Secret” (לְקַבֵּל רָזָא דָא עִילָּאָה), “Bereshit is the Primordial Secret” (בְּרֵאשִׁית רָזָא קַדְמָאָה), namely the Point of Adam Kadmon (דְּהַיְינוּ נְקוּדַת אָדָם קַדְמוֹן), within His Chokhmah (בְּחָכְמָה שֶׁלּוֹ), concealed within the Yesod (הַגְּנוּזָה בַּיְסוֹד), and bringing forth the Gevurot into Reisha d'Ein (וּמוֹצִיאָה הַגְּבוּרוֹת בְּרֵישָׁא דְּאֵין), which is Beit Rosh [House of the Head] (שֶׁהוּא בֵּית רֹאשׁ).

Its explanation is (פֵּירוּשׁ), the Name Elohim (הַשֵּׁם אֱלֹהִים), is filled with Yods and in its squared expansion (נִתְמַלֵּא בְּיוּדִי״ן וּבְרִבּוּעוֹ), and becomes a House for His Head (וְנַעֲשֶׂה בַּיִת לְרֹאשׁוֹ), within which is the Inner Light, as explained above (שֶׁבּוֹ אוֹר פְּנִימִי כָּאָמוּר), and it is the first Head and House (וְהוּא הָרֹאשׁ וְהַבַּיִת הָרִאשׁוֹן). Therefore it says, “the Primordial Secret” (לָכֵן אָמַר רָזָא קַדְמָאָה), and there too it remains concealed (וְגַם שָׁם הוּא בְּהֶסְתֵּר), and the Thought does not unfold (וְאֵינוֹ מִתְפַּתֵּחַ הַמַּחֲשָׁבָה), so that Kol [Voice] and Speech may emerge from it (כְּדֵי שֶׁיֵּצֵא מִמֶּנּוּ קוֹל וְדִבּוּר), namely the power of the Name Elohim (דְּהַיְנוּ כֹּחַ שֵׁם אֱלֹהִים), in the secret of, “And Elohim answered him with a Kol [Voice]” (בְּסוֹד וְהָאֱלֹהִים יַעֲנֶנּוּ בְקוֹל) (Exodus 19:19).

Bara [Created] is the hidden secret to spread forth from there (בָּרָא רָזָא סְתִימָאָה לְאִתְפַּשְׁטָא מִתַּמָּן בְּלָא), its explanation being (פֵּירוּשׁ), Bara [Created] is something visible and revealed (בָּרָא הוּא דָּבָר הַנִּרְאֶה וְנִתְגַּלָּה), therefore this Judgment is called the secret of the Heikhal [Palace] that is built (וְלָכֵן נִקְרָא הַדִּין הַזֶּה סוֹד הֵיכָל הַנִּבְנֶה), like a House and a Head (כְּמוֹ בַּיִת וְרֹאשׁ), for all the Judgments that are below it (לְכָל הַדִּינִים שֶׁהֵם לְמַטָּה מִמֶּנּוּ). And Bara [Created] is an expression of Beri'ah (וּבָרָא הוּא לְשׁוֹן בְּרִיאָה), where the Heikhalot [Palaces] of the Malkhut are found (אֲשֶׁר שָׁם הַהֵיכָלוֹת שֶׁל הַמַּלְכוּת), and its name [Adonai] (וֹשְׁמָה), has the numerical value of Heikhal [Palace] (עוֹלֶה הֵיכָל), thus the Judgments find a House in the Malkhut of Reisha d'Lo Ityada [the Unknowable Head] (כָּךְ הַדִּינִים מוֹצְאִים בַּיִת בְּמַלְכוּת דל״א). And from there downward everything spreads forth (וּמִתַּמָּן וּלְמַטָּה מִתְפַּשֵּׁט כֹּלָא), its explanation being (פֵּירוּשׁ), Elohim spreads forth in revelation (אֱלֹהִים מִתְפַּשֵּׁט בְּגִלּוּי), all the Netivot [Paths] (כָּל הַנְּתִיבוֹת), and the combination of all their collective forms into three hundred and twenty and three hundred and twenty-five (וְצֵירוּף כְּלָלִיּוּתֵיהֶם לְשׁ״ךְ וְשכ״ה), spreads forth from there (מִתְפַּשֵּׁט מִתַּמָּן), meaning (ר״ל), its beginning is from there (הַתְחָלָתוֹ מִתַּמָּן), from the secret of the five letters MNTZPKH (מִסּוֹד ה׳ אוֹתִיּוֹת מנצפ״ך), from which are emanated the five letters of Elohim (אֲשֶׁר מִמֶּנָּה נֶאֱצָלִים ה׳ אוֹתִיּוֹת אֱלֹהִים). And corresponding to the Three Heads included together (וּכְנֶגֶד תְּלַת רֵישִׁין הַכְּלוּלִים יַחַד), it says the three levels (אָמַר תְּלַת דַּרְגִין), “Bereshit bara Elohim” (בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים) (Genesis 1:1), and Bereshit is Beit Rosh [House of the Head] (וּבְרֵאשִׁית הוּא רֹאשׁ בַּיִת), alluding to the Chesed of the Malkhut of Reisha d'Lo Ityada [the Unknowable Head] (מְרַמֵּז עַל חֶסֶד שֶׁל מַלְכוּת דל״א).