Daf 250a (דַּף ר״נ ע״א)

That Sanctuary revolves and opens another gate, on the side of the south (some say: north), with seventy-two crowns (אִסְתְּחַר הַהוּא הֵיכָלָא, וּפָתַח תַּרְעָא אַחֲרָא דִּסְטָר דָּרוֹם [ד״א צָפוֹן], בְּשִׁבְעִין וּתְרֵין עִטְרִין). Afterwards, a third gate is opened, on the side of the east, with fifty (and two) radiances, which are the fifty gates of Binah (לְבָתַר אַפְתַּח תַּרְעָא תְּלִיתָאָה, לִסְטַר מִזְרָח, בְּחַמְשִׁין [וּתְרֵין] נְהוֹרִין, דְּחַמְשִׁין תַּרְעִין דְּבִינָה). Afterwards, another gate is opened, on the side of the north (some say: west), with seventy-two crowns (לְבָתַר אַפְתַּח תַּרְעָא אַחֲרָא דְּלִסְטַר צָפוֹן [ד״א מַעֲרָב], בְּע״ב עִטְרִין). And all together, two hundred and forty-eight, by the number of words of the recitation of Shema (וְכֻלְּהוּ רמ״ח, בְּחוּשְׁבַּן תֵּיבִין דְּפָרְשִׁיָין דִּקְרִיאַת שְׁמַע). And that which at first this Chayyah was small, at that time she was magnified (וּמַה דִּבְקַדְמֵיתָא הַהִיא חַיָּה הֲוַת זְעֵירָא, בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא אִתְרְבִיאַת). This is what is written: “The whole earth is filled with His Glory” (הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב, מְלֹא כָּל הָאָרֶץ כְּבוֹדוֹ) (Isaiah 6), which is Glory above and below (דְּאִיהוּ כָּבוֹד עִלָּאָה וְתַתָּאָה).

When it reaches the eighteen worlds, in which are the eighteen blessings of prayer, and it is opened with: “Adonai, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare Your praise” (כַּד מָטֵי לְחַ״י עָלְמִין, דְּבֵיהּ ח״י בִּרְכָאן דִּצְלוֹתָא, וּפָתַח בֵּיהּ: אֲדֹנָי שְׂפָתַי תִּפְתָּח וּפִי יַגִּיד תְּהִלָּתֶךָ) (Psalms 51). Then the middle pillar joins with her, with the love of kisses of the lips (כְּדֵין עַמּוּדָא דְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא, אִתְחַבָּר בַּהֲדָהּ בְּחָבִיבוּ דְּנְשִׁיקִין דְּשִׂפְוָון). And these are Netzach and Hod, that the tongue is the Tzaddik among them (וְאִינּוּן נֵצַח וְהוֹד, דְּלָשׁוֹן אִיהוּ צַדִּיק בֵּינַיְיהוּ). A tongue that teaches in that time (לְשׁוֹן לִמוּדִים בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא).

“And Ya‘aqov kissed Rachel” (Bereshit 29) (וַיִּשַּׁק יַעֲקֹב לְרָחֵל). Then they call to that Chayyah: Kavod, Kavod. Abba and Imma say: Holy, Holy (כְּדֵין קָרָאן לְהַהִיא חַיָּה: כָּבוֹד כָּבוֹד. אַבָּא וְאִמָּא מְקוּדָּשׁ מְקוּדָּשׁ). Then the moon is sanctified as is fitting (כְּדֵין יַרְחָא אִתְקַדְּשׁ כַּדְּקָא יָאוּת). Then it is written: “And in the first month, first indeed” (וּכְדֵין כְּתִיב, וּבַחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן, רִאשׁוֹן וַדַּאי).