Daf 123a (דַּף קכ״ג ע״א)

There is a limb that is called by it Hashem of mercy (וְאִית אֵבֶר דְּאִתְקְרֵי בֵּיהּ יהו״ה רַחֲמֵי), and there is a limb that is called by it Elohim (וְאִית אֵבֶר דְּאִתְקְרֵי בֵּיהּ אֱלֹהִים), and there is a limb that is called by it Ehyeh (וְאִית אֵבֶר דְּאִתְקְרֵי בֵּיהּ אֶהְיֶה), and there is a limb that is called by it Tzevaot (וְאִית אֵבֶר דְּאִתְקְרֵי בֵּיהּ צְבָאוֹת), and there is a limb that is called by it El (וְאִית אֵבֶר דְּאִתְקְרֵי בֵּיהּ אֵ״ל), and there is a limb that is called by it Shaddai (וְאִית אֵבֶר דְּאִתְקְרֵי בֵּיהּ שַׁדַּי), and there is a limb that is called by it Adonai (וְאִית אֵבֶר דְּאִתְקְרֵי בֵּיהּ אֲדֹנָי). Hashem is appointed over the voice (יהו״ה מְמַנָּא עַל קָלָא), this is that which is written The voice of Hashem is with power (Psalms 29) (הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב קוֹל יהו״ה בַּכֹּחַ). Ehyeh is over existence and the breath of the heart (אֶהְיֶה עַל הֲוַיָּה וְהֶבֶל דְּלִבָּא), that which rides upon the voice of Hashem, He is the Cause of all causes, hidden and concealed and not revealed, and He rides and rules over all (הַהוּא דְרָכִיב עַל קָלָא דְּיהו״ה אִיהוּ עִלַּת עַל כָּל הָעִלּוֹת סָתִים וְטָמִיר וְלָא אִתְגַּלְיָא וְאִיהוּ רָכִיב וְשַׁלִּיט עַל כֹּלָּא). Ehyeh shows the Cause of causes, Who was, is, and will be (אֶהְיֶה אַחֲזֵי עַל עִלַּת הָעִלּוֹת דְּאִיהוּ הָיָה הֹוֶה וְיִהְיֶה), and He is the breath that ascends up to Ein Sof, and in Him rides the Cause of causes (וְאִיהוּ הֲבַל דְּסָלִיק עַד אֵין סוֹף וּבֵיהּ רָכִיב עִלַּת עַל כָּל הָעִלּוֹת).

El shows the Divinity of the Cause of causes (אֵ״ל אַחֲזֵי עַל אֱלָהוּת דְּעִלַּת עַל כָּל הָעִלּוֹת), and about Him Job said I would seek to El, to the Elohai of Elohim (Job 5) (וַעֲלֵיהּ אָמַר אִיּוֹב אֲנִי אֶדְרוֹשׁ אֶל אֵ״ל אֶל אֱלֹהֵי הָאֱלֹהִים). And when He rides upon El, all Elohim are made known to Him and tremble before Him (וְכַד רָכִיב עַל אֵ״ל אִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעִין לֵיהּ כָּל אֱלֹהִים וּמִזְדַּעֲזְעִין מִנֵּיהּ). And all the angels that are called by this El, such as Micha’el Gavri’el, all tremble before this El, Who is the God of Elohim (וְכָל מַלְאָכַיָּא דְאִתְקְרִיאוּ בְּהַאי אֵ״ל כְּגוֹן מִיכָאֵ״ל גַּבְרִיאֵ״ל כֻּלְּהוּ מִזְדַּעֲזְעִין מֵהַאי אֵ״ל דְּאִיהוּ אֱלֹהֵי הָאֱלֹהִים). And whoever calls them by it, immediately they answer him at every time (וּמָאן דְּקָרָא לוֹן בֵּיהּ מִיָּד עוֹנִין לֵיהּ בְּכָל שַׁעֲתָא). And so all the angels that are called voices in the Name of Hashem, whoever calls them in Hashem in the Cause of causes, immediately they answer him in His voice (וְהָכִי כָּל מַלְאָכַיָּא דְאִתְקְרִיאוּ קָלִין בִּשְׁמָא דְּיהו״ה כָּל מָאן דְּקָרָא לוֹן בִּיהו״ה בְּעִלַּת עַל כָּל הָעִלּוֹת מִיָּד עוֹנִין לֵיהּ בְּקָלֵיהּ).

For the Cause of causes is one in all His Names and is not changed in them, for the changes are in the Names and not in Him, for He is in them all like the soul in every limb (דְּעִלַּת עַל כָּל הָעִלּוֹת אִיהוּ חַד בְּכָל שְׁמָהָן וְלָא אִשְׁתַּנִּי בְּכֻלְּהוּ דְּשִׁנּוּיֵי בִּשְׁמָהָן אִינוּן וְלָאו בֵּיהּ דְּאִיהוּ בְּכֻלְּהוּ כְּנִשְׁמָתָא בְּכָל אֵבֶר וְאֵבֶר). There is a limb that hears in it, such as the ears (אִית אֵבֶר דְּשָׁמַע בֵּיהּ כְּגוֹן אוּדְנִין), and there is a limb that looks from it upon the world (וְאִית אֵבֶר דְּמִסְתַּכֵּל מִנֵּיהּ עַל עָלְמָא), and there is a limb that scents in it all fragrances and perfumes of prayers, and the good fragrances of the breaths that go out from the Orayta from the mouth of mankind, and this is the scent of the nose (וְאִית אֵבֶר דְּאָרַח בֵּיהּ כָּל רֵיחִין וּבוּסְמִין דִּצְלוֹתִין וְרֵיחִין טָבִין דַּהֲבָלִין דְּנָפְקִין מֵאוֹרַיְיתָא מִפּוּמָא דִבְנֵי נָשָׁא וְדָא רֵיחָא דְחוֹטָמָא). And there is a limb that speaks in it (וְאִית אֵבֶר דְּמַלֵּיל בֵּיהּ), and in these limbs there are differences, but in Him there is no difference (וּבְאִלֵּין אֵבָרִין אִית שִׁנּוּיֵי אֲבָל בֵּיהּ לֵית שִׁנּוּיֵי). And there is a limb that is appointed over speech, and this is Adonai (וְאִית אֵבֶר דִּמְמַנָּא עַל דִּבּוּרָא וְדָא אֲדֹנָי), and a limb that is appointed over thought (וְאֵבֶר דִּמְמַנָּא עַל מַחֲשָׁבָה), and these limbs are all in the Sefirot (וְאֵבָרִין אִלֵּין כֻּלְּהוּ בִסְפִירָן).

The head is Keter Elyon (רֵישָׁא כֶּתֶר עִלְיוֹן), the brain is Chokhmah (מוֹחָא חָכְמָה), Binah is the heart, and in it the heart understands (בִּינָה לִבָּא וּבָהּ לֵב מֵבִין). The two arms are Chesed and Gevurah (תְּרֵין דְּרוֹעִין חֶסֶד גְּבוּרָה). The body is the middle column (גּוּפָא עַמּוּדָא דְאֶמְצָעִיתָא). The two thighs are Netzach and Hod (תְּרֵין שׁוֹקִין נֶצַח וָהוֹד). Yesod is the organ (יְסוֹד אָמָה). Shekhinta is His letter (שְׁכִינְתָּא אוֹת דִּילֵיהּ). Keter is called El Elyon, Creator of all (כֶּתֶר אִתְקְרֵי אֵ״ל עִלְיוֹן קוֹנֵה הַכֹּל). Chokhmah and Binah are Eloheinu Binah and Elohei Avoteinu Chokhmah (חָכְמָה וּבִינָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ בִּינָה וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ חָכְמָה). And He is the Elohai of Avraham, the Elohai of Yitzchak, and the Elohai of Ya'akov (וְאִיהוּ אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם אֱלֹהֵי יִצְחָק וֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב). The Great El from the side of Chesed (הָאֵ״ל הַגָּדוֹל מִסִּטְרָא דִגְדוּלָה), the Mighty from the side of Gevurah (וְהַגִּבּוֹר מִסִּטְרָא דִגְבוּרָה), and the Awesome from the side of the middle column (וְהַנּוֹרָא מִסִּטְרָא דְעַמּוּדָא דְאֶמְצָעִיתָא).

Meanwhile behold Eliyahu was descending (אַדְהָכִי הָא אֵלִיָּהוּ קָא נָחִית), and the Great Holy Luminary said (וְאָמַר רַבִּי בּוֹצִינָא קַדִּישָׁא), I hear above your Tikkun in the Names of Kudsha Berikh Hu and in His prayer (שְׁמַעִינָא לְעִילָא תִּקּוּנָא דִילָךְ בִּשְׁמָהָן דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא וּבִצְלוֹתָא דִילֵיהּ), turn back, for you must rectify the Names of Kudsha Berikh Hu as is fitting (חֲזוֹר בָּךְ דְּאַתְּ צָרִיךְ לְתַקָּנָא שְׁמָהָן דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא כִּדְקָא יָאוּת). For behold all of them go in threes (דְּהָא כֻּלְּהוּ אָזְלִין בִּתְלַת תְּלַת), from the side of mercy they are called Hashem Hashem Hashem, three fathers (מִסִּטְרָא דְרַחֲמֵי אִתְקְרִיאוּ יהו״ה יהו״ה יהו״ה תְּלַת אֲבָהָן), and they are fire that does not burn (וְאִינוּן אֵשׁ דְּלָא אִיהוּ שׂוֹרֵף). And they are called in three Names Ehyeh Ehyeh Ehyeh (וְאִתְקְרִיאוּ בִּתְלַת שְׁמָהָן אֶהְיֶה אֶהְיֶה אֶהְיֶה), and this is fire that burns and does not consume (וְהַאי אִיהוּ אֵשׁ דְּאִיהוּ שׂוֹרֵף וְלָא אָכִיל). And there are Names that are called Adonai Adonai Adonai (וְאִית שְׁמָהָן דְּאִתְקְרִיאוּ אֲדֹנָי אֲדֹנָי אֲדֹנָי), and this is fire that burns and consumes and devours all (וְדָא אֵשׁ דְּאִיהוּ שׂוֹרֵף וְאָכִיל וְשֵׁצֵי כֹּלָּא). This is that which is written And fire went out from before Hashem and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat (Leviticus 9) (הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב וַתֹּאכַל עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ אֶת הָעֹלָה וְאֶת הַחֲלָבִים).

Alef is Keter above all the Names (א׳ אִיהוּ כֶּתֶר עַל כֻּלְּהוּ שְׁמָהָן), and it is called El, Ehyeh, Adonai, Elohim, Elohai, Eloha, Eloheinu, Ayah, Ahu (וְאִיהוּ אִתְקְרֵי אֵ״ל אֶהְיֶה אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהִים אֱלֹהַי אֱלוֹהַּ אֱלֹהֵינוּ אִיָּה אוּהַּ). And the secret of the matter El Elohim Hashem spoke and called the earth (Psalms 50) (וְרָזָא דִּמְלָה אֵ״ל אֱלֹהִים יהו״ה דִּבֶּר וַיִּקְרָא אָרֶץ). Yod in it is called YH, YHV, YHVH, YHY, YHYH (י׳ בֵּיהּ אִתְקְרֵי יָ״ה יָהוּ יהו״ה יָהִי יְהִיָּה). All these Names that begin in Havayot with yod, their root is in Chokhmah (כֻּלְּהוּ שְׁמָהָן דְּפָתְחִין בַּהֲוַיּוֹת בְּי׳ עִקָּרָא דִלְהוֹן בְּחָכְמָה). And all these Names that begin with alef, their root is in Imma Ila’ah (וְכֻלְּהוּ שְׁמָהָן דְּפָתְחִין בְּא׳ עִקָּרָא דִלְהוֹן אִמָּא עִלָּאָה). And just as the middle column includes right and left, so the supernal Keter includes these two Names of Abba and Imma (וּכְמָה דְעַמּוּדָא דְאֶמְצָעִיתָא אִיהוּ כְּלִיל מִימִינָא וּמִשְּׂמָאלָא הָכִי כֶּתֶר עִלָּאָה כְּלִיל תְּרֵין שְׁמָהָן אִלֵּין דְּאַבָּא וְאִמָּא). And it is Keter upon their heads (וְאִיהוּ כֶּתֶר עַל רֵישַׁיְיהוּ). And we have found a Tikkun like this: Ehyeh is supernal Keter, Hashem is the middle column, Adonai is the lower Shekhinta (וְאַשְׁכַּחְנָא תִּקּוּנָא כְּגַוְונָא דָא אֶהְיֶה כֶּתֶר עִלָּאָה יהו״ה עַמּוּדָא דְאֶמְצָעִיתָא אֲדֹנָי שְׁכִינְתָּא תַּתָּאָה). And from the side of Keter they are called three Sefirot: Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh, Chesed El, Gevurah Elohim, the middle column Hashem (וּמִסִּטְרָא דְכֶתֶר אִתְקְרִיאוּ תְּלַת סְפִירָן אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה חֶסֶד אֵ״ל גְּבוּרָה אֱלֹהִים עַמּוּדָא דְאֶמְצָעִיתָא יהו״ה). And the secret of the matter El Elohim Hashem spoke and called the earth (Psalms 50) (וְרָזָא דְמִלָּה אֵ״ל אֱלֹהִים יהו״ה דִּבֶּר וַיִּקְרָא אָרֶץ). Netzach and Hod are Tzevaot, Yesod is Shaddai, Malkhut is Adonai (נֶצַח וְהוֹד צְבָאוֹת צַדִּיק שַׁדַּי מַלְכוּת אֲדֹנָי).