Daf 9a (דַּף ט׳ ע״א)

From there comes the Havayah (מִשָּׁם הוי״ה), revolving through its twelve permutations (הַמִּתְגַּלְגֵּל בְּי״ב צֵרוּפָיו), and there they weave Manna for the righteous p1-7(וְשָׁם אוֹרְגִים מָן לַצַּדִּיקִים), and this is the secret of the good Argaman [Purple Wool] (וְזֶהוּ סוֹד אַרְגְּמָן הַטּוֹב), and those who receive it (וְהַמְקַבְּלִים אוֹתוֹ), are the angels (הֵם הַמַּלְאָכִים), alluded to in the word “Argaman” (הַנִּרְמָזִים בְּמִלַּת אַרְגְּמָן), in the secret of Uriel, Raphael, Gabriel, Michael, and Nuriel (בְּסוֹד אוּרִיאֵל רְפָאֵל גַּבְרִיאֵל מִיכָאֵל נוּרִיאֵל), and this is the meaning of what it says, “good Argaman [Purple Wool]” (וְזֶהוּ אוֹמְרוֹ דְּאַרְגְּוָן טָב) (Tikkunei HaZohar 127a), that what was previously evil became good (מַה שֶׁהָיָה מִקֹּדֶם רַע נַעֲשָׂה טוֹב), for it was concealed within (דְּאִתְחַפֵי לְגוֹ), in the very innermost part (מַמָּשׁ בִּפְנִימִיּוּתוֹ), of its Moach (שֶׁל מוֹחוֹ), where the thirty-two membranes are found (אֲשֶׁר שָׁם הֵם הַל״ב קְרוּמִים), and where the twelve Havayot are found (וְשָׁם הֵם הַי״ב הֲוָיוֹ״ת), sweetening the Gevurot (הַמְמַתְּקִים אֶת הַגְּבוּרוֹת). “And He made for it a Palace” (וְעָבִיד לֵיהּ הֵיכָלָא), namely the Malkhut of Reisha d'Lo Ityada [The Unknowable Head] (הוּא מַלְכוּת דְּל״א), which is called a Palace (הַנִּקְרֵאת הֵיכָל), for the Hard Spark (לַבּוּצִינָא דְקַדְרִינוּתָא), which is the point of which we spoke (הִיא הַנְּקוּדָה שֶׁאָמַרְנוּ). “For it is His praise” (דְּאִיהוּ תּוּשְׁבַּחְתָּא דְּאִיהוּ), and “the benefit of all” (וְתוֹעַלְתָּא דְּכֹלָּא), its explanation being (פֵּירוּשׁ), that when the Gevurot are revealed below in Reisha d'Ein [the Head of Ein] (בִּהְיוֹת שֶׁמִּתְגַּלִּים הַגְּבוּרוֹת לְמַטָּה בְּרֵישָׁא דְּאֵין), this is His praise (הוּא שֶׁבַח שֶׁלּוֹ), and a very great benefit (וְתוֹעֶלֶת גְּדוֹלָה מְאֹד), so that others may benefit from it (כְּדֵי שֶׁיֵּהָנוּ מִמֶּנּוּ אֲחֵרִים), for something visible to the eyes (כִּי דָּבָר הַנִּרְאֶה לָעֵינַיִם), and divided into parts (וְהַנֶּחְלָק לַחֲלָקִים), such as these Gevurot (כְּגוֹן הַגְּבוּרוֹת הַלָּלוּ), human beings are able to benefit from (יְכוֹלִים הַבְּנֵי אָדָם לֵהָנוֹת מִמֶּנּוּ), and it is not so subtle that it cannot be grasped by the intellect (וְאֵינוֹ כָּל כָּךְ דַּק שֶׁאֵינוֹ נִתְפָּשׂ בַּשֵּׂכֶל), rather, it is grasped by the intellect of Chokhmah (אֶלָּא הוּא נִתְפָּשׂ בְּשֵׂכֶל הַחָכְמָה), and is visible to the eyes (וְנִרְאֶה לָעֵינַיִם), and there is no praise or benefit in the world greater than this (וְאֵין שֶׁבַח וְתוֹעֶלֶת בָּעוֹלָם שֶׁהוּא לְמַעְלָה מִמֶּנּוּ). For human beings and the worlds are able to benefit from it (כִּי יְכוֹלִים הַבְּנֵי אָדָם וְהָעוֹלָמוֹת לֵהָנוֹת מִמֶּנּוּ), which is not the case with this point (מַה שֶּׁאֵין כֵּן בַּנְּקוּדָה הַזֹּאת), for it is above Reisha d'Ein [the Head of Ein] (וְהִיא לְמַעְלָה מֵרֵישָׁא דְּאֵין), before its expansion (קוֹדֶם הִתְפַּשְּׁטוּתָהּ), when it spread forth and was divided into parts (שֶׁנִּתְפַּשְּׁטָה וְנֶחְלְקָה לַחֲלָקִים), in this Beginning [Reshit] (בְּהַאי רֵאשִׁית), its explanation being: in this Chokhmah, which is Reisha d'Ein [the Head of Ein] (פֵּירוּשׁ בְּהַחָכְמָה הַזֹּאת הִיא רֵישָׁא דְּאֵין), He created that Hidden One (בָּרָא הַהוּא סְתִימָאָה), namely Adam Kadma'ah [Primordial Adam] (הוּא אָדָם קַדְמָאָה), excluding the Hidden of hiddenness (לְאַפּוֹקֵי סְתִימָא דְּסְתִימִין), which is Reisha d'Ein [the Head of Ein] itself (הוּא רֵישָׁא דְּאֵין עַצְמוֹ). And the matter is (וְהָעִנְיָן הוּא), that in Adam Kadma'ah [Primordial Adam] (שֶׁבְּאָדָם קַדְמָאָה), the beard is not mentioned at all (לֹא נִזְכַּר זָקָן כְּלָל), because the Judgments are not revealed in this Adam (מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהַדִּינִים אֵינָם מִתְגַּלִּים בְּאָדָם הַזֶּה), except in the secret of a point (אֶלָּא בְּסוֹד נְקוּדָה), and it is not divided into parts (וְלֹא נֶחְלְקָה לַחֲלָקִים). But when Adam Kadma'ah [Primordial Adam] clothes Himself (אֲבָל הָאָדָם קַדְמָאָה בִּזְמַן שֶׁהוּא מִתְלַבֵּשׁ עַצְמוֹ), his Moach [Brain] within his Yad [Hand] (הַמּוֹחַ שֶׁלּוֹ בְּהַיָּד שֶׁלּוֹ), namely his Chokhmah together with his Malkhut (דְּהַיְינוּ חָכְמָה שֶׁלּוֹ עִם מַלְכוּת שֶׁלּוֹ), in the secret of the writing that comes from the Moach [Brain](בְּסוֹד הַכְּתִיבָה הַבָּאָה מֵהַמּוֹחַ), and there the point stands (וְשָׁם הַנְּקוּדָה עוֹמֶדֶת), and it is the Garment of this point (וְהוּא מַלְבּוּשׁ הַנְּקוּדָה הַזֹּאת), in the Malkhut of Reisha d'Lo Ityada [The Unknowable Head] (בְּמַלְכוּת דְּל״א), and concerning it it is said, “Hashem founded the earth with Chokhmah” (וְעָלָיו נֶאֱמַר ה׳ בְּחָכְמָה יָסַד אָרֶץ) (Proverbs 3:19). “He created that Hidden One” (בָּרָא הַהוּא סְתִימָאָה), its explanation being: Adam Kadma'ah [Primordial Adam] (פֵּירוּשׁ הוּא א״ק), created that point (בָּרָא הַהִיא נְקוּדָה), which is called the Hidden Point (שֶׁנִּקְרֵאת נְקוּדָה סְתִימָאָה), for every hidden point that is not divided into parts (כִּי כָּל נְקוּדָה סְתִימָאָה וְאֵינָהּ מִתְחַלֶּקֶת לַחֲלָקִים), brought forth Creation (הִיא הוֹצִיאָה הַבְּרִיאָה), by dividing it into the thirty-two Elohim of the Work of Bereshit (לְחַלְּקָהּ אֶל ל״ב אֱלֹהִים דְּמַעֲשֵׂה בְרֵאשִׁית) (Genesis 1:1), to which the expression “creation” properly applies, because of the revelation of the divisions (שֶׁשַּׁיָּךְ אֶצְלוֹ לְשׁוֹן גִּלּוּי דְּחַלָּקִים, שֶׁהוּא יִחוּס לְשׁוֹן בְּרִיאָה), and everything was accomplished through the power of this Adam Kadma'ah [Primordial Adam] (וְהַכֹּל נַעֲשָׂה בְּכֹחַ א״ק זֶה), which is called the Hidden One (הַנִּקְרָא סְתִימָאָה), in the Malkhut (בַּמַּלְכוּת), which is from Reisha d'Lo Ityada [The Unknowable Head] (שֶׁהִיא מֵרֵישָׁא דְּלָא אִתְיְדַע), and Adam Kadma'ah [Primordial Adam] himself is also called Reisha d'Lo Ityada [The Unknowable Head] (וְא״ק עַצְמוֹ נִקְרָא גַּם כֵּן דְּלָא אִתְיְדַע).