Daf 134b (דַּף קל״ד ע״ב)

Eliyahu opened and said (פָּתַח אֵלִיָּהוּ וְאָמַר): Master of the world, may it be Your will that I speak words in a straight path as is fitting (רִבּוֹן עָלְמָא יְהֵא רַעֲוָא דִילָךְ דְּאֵימָא מִלִּין בְּאֹרַח מִישׁוֹר כִּדְקָא יָאוּת), all in measure, in weight, in the stature of the measure of Your Shekhinta (כֻּלְּהוּ בַּמִּדָּה בַּמִּשְׁקָל בְּשִׁעוּר קוֹמָה דִשְׁכִינְתָּךְ). He opened and said (פָּתַח וְאָמַר): “This your stature is like a palm tree, and your breasts to clusters” (Song of Songs 7) (זֹאת קוֹמָתֵךְ דָּמְתָה לְתָמָר וְשָׁדַיִךְ לְאַשְׁכֹּלוֹת). What is “to a palm tree”? (מַאי לְתָמָר). Rather, to that of which it is said: “The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree” (Psalms 92) (אֶלָּא לְהַהוּא דְאִתְּמַר בֵּיהּ צַדִּיק כַּתָּמָר יִפְרָח). The fronds of palms (כַּפּוֹת תְּמָרִים). Your stature is indeed like the lulav (קוֹמָתֵךְ וַדַּאי דַּמְיָא לְלוּלָב), in which there is no cutting or separation (דְּלֵית בֵּיהּ קִצּוּץ וּפִרוּד). And not in vain did the masters of the Mishnah establish: “If its leaves were separated, it is unfit” (וְלַאו לְמַגָּנָא אוּקְמוּהוּ מָארֵי מַתְנִיתִין נִפְרְצוּ עַלָּיו פָּסוּל). The lulav is like the spine of the body (לוּלָב אִיהוּ דוֹמֶה לְשִׁדְרָה דְּגוּפָא), which is Vav (דְאִיהוּ ו׳), the stature of all (קוֹמָה דְכֹלָּא). And it is six in number (וְאִיהוּ שִׁית בְּחוּשְׁבַּן), and five branches spread from it (וְחָמֵשׁ עַנְפִין מִתְפַּשְׁטִין מִנֵּיהּ). And it is the trunk of the tree in the middle (וְאִיהוּ גוּפָא דְאִילָנָא בְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא). And the five branches are two from this side and three from that side (וְחָמֵשׁ עַנְפִין אִינוּן תְּרֵין מֵהַאי סִטְרָא, וּתְלַת מֵהַאי סִטְרָא). And about them it is said: “And branches of a thick tree and willows of the brook” (Leviticus 23) (וַעֲלַיְיהוּ אִתְּמַר וַעֲנַף עִץ עָבוֹת וְעַרְבֵי נָחַל). “Branch” to the left (עֲנַף לִשְׂמָאלָא). “Thick tree” to the right (עָבוֹת לִימִינָא). “Tree” in the middle (עִץ בְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא). “Willows of the brook” two (עַרְבֵי נַחַל תְּרֵין). “Thick tree” three (עָבוֹת תְּלַת). And all of them five (וְכֻלְּהוּ חָמֵשׁ). And these correspond to the two thighs and the covenant, and the two arms (וְאִינוּן לָקֳבֵל תְּרֵין שׁוֹקִין וּבְרִית, וּתְרֵין דְּרוֹעִין). The etrog is the heart in the middle (אֶתְרוֹג לֵב בְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא), the root of the tree and its branches (עִקָּרָא דְאִילָנָא וְעַנְפּוֹי). And it is the fruit of the tree, making fruit after its kind (וְאִיהוּ אִיבָּא דְאִילָנָא, וּבֵיהּ אִיהוּ עִץ פְּרִי עוֹשֶׂה פְּרִי לְמִינוֹ).

The neck is above them all, Imma Ila’ah (צַוָּאר עַל כֻּלְּהוּ אִימָּא עִלָּאָה). The brain is Abba (מוֹחָא אַבָּא). And in it is the fountain of the tree (וּבֵיהּ נְבִיעוּ דְאִילָנָא), whose source is called Ein Sof (דִּמְקוֹרָא דִילֵיהּ אִתְקְרֵי אֵין סוֹף). The leaves of the tree are its locks (עַלִּין דְּאִילָנָא אִינוּן קְווּצוֹתָיו). About them it is said: “Your head upon you is like Carmel” (Song of Songs 7) (עֲלַיְיהוּ אִתְּמַר רֹאשֵׁךְ עָלַיִךְ כַּכַּרְמֶל). All are green (כֻּלְּהוּ יְרוֹקִין). So must be the hair of the woman, who is the daughter of the King, green like seven kinds of gold (דְּהָכִי צְרִיכָא שַׂעֲרָא דְאִתְּתָא דְאִיהִי בְרַתָּא דְמַלְכָּא לְמֶהֱוֵי יָרוֹק כְּשִׁבְעָה מִינֵי דַהֲבָא). And the etrog is green (וְאֶתְרוֹג אִיהִי יְרוֹקָא). And Esther from there was greenish (וְאֶסְתֵּר מִתַּמָּן הֲוַת יְרַקְרוֹקֶת).

The measure of the straps of tefillin is until the heart (שִׁעוּרָא דִרְצוּעִין דִּתְּפִלִּין אִינוּן עַד לִבָּא). And so the masters of the Mishnah measured them (וְהָכִי שִׁעֲרוּ לוֹן מָארֵי מַתְנִיתִין). And so is the measure of the hair of the daughter of the King, until the heart (וְהָכִי שִׁעוּרָא דְשַׂעֲרָא דִבְרַתָּא דְמַלְכָּא עַד לִבָּא). And every branch of her tree, which are the branches of the Menorah (וְכָל עַנְפָא וְעַנְפָא דְאִילָנָא דִילָהּ, דְּאִינוּן קְנֵי מְנוֹרָה), all must be in one measure and one weight (כֻּלְּהוּ צְרִיכִין בַּמִּדָּה וּבַמִּשְׁקָל וּבַמִּדָּה חֲדָא). That no arm be longer than its companion, and no thigh longer than its companion (דְּלָא יְהֵא דְרוֹעָא חֲדָא אֲרִיךְ מֵחַבְרֵיהּ, וְלָא שׁוֹקָא חֲדָא אֲרִיךְ מֵחַבְרֵיהּ). Rather, all of them in measure and weight, this with that (אֶלָּא כֻלְּהוּ בַּמִּדָּה בַּמִּשְׁקָל דָּא בְדָא). And so are His eyes, weighed one to the other (וְהָכִי עַיְינִין דִּילֵיהּ שְׁקִילִין דָּא לְדָא). And so are His ears (וְהָכִי אוּדְנִין). And so the nostrils of His nose (וְהָכִי נוּקְבָא דְחוֹטָמָא דִילָהּ). And so His face (וְהָכִי אַנְפִּין דִּילָהּ). And so His lips (וְהָכִי שִׂפְוָון דִּילָהּ), that one not be long and the other short (דְּלָא יְהֵא חַד אֲרִיךְ וְחַד קְצִיר), but all of them in one balance (אֶלָּא כֻּלְּהוּ בְשִׁקּוּלָא חֲדָא).

A spring of water must thus give drink and purify the whole body (מַבּוּעָא דְמַיָּא הָכִי צָרִיךְ לְאַשְׁקָאָה וּלְדַכָּאָה לְכָל גּוּפָא). And all is required in measure and in weight like a spring of water (וְכֹלָּא אִצְטְרִיךְ בַּמִּדָּה וּבַמִּשְׁקָל כְּמַבּוּעָא דְמַיָּא). And for every limb that is a branch of the tree, in measure and in weight (וּלְכָל אֵבֶר וְאֵבֶר דְּאִיהוּ עַנְפָא דְאִילָנָא, בַּמִּדָּה וּבַמִּשְׁקָל). And the sign is: “Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, and meted out heaven with the span” (Isaiah 40) (וְסִימָנָא מִי מָדַד בְּשָׁעֳלוֹ מַיִם, וְשָׁמַיִם בַּזֶּרֶת תִּכֵּן). And: “He made a weight for the wind, and He measured the waters by measure” (Job 28) (וְמַיִם תִּכֵּן בְּמִדָּה). “Mi - Who” indeed (מִי וַדַּאי). The measure of the spring in this likeness: final Mem, Mem in a square, a point in a circle, squared (מִדָּה דִנְבִיעוּ כְּגַוְונָא דָא ם, מֵם בְּרִיבּוּעָא, נְקוּדָה בְעִגּוּלָא, בְּרִיבּוּעָא). And the secret of a Mikveh of forty se’ah is in this likeness (וְרָזָא דְמִקְוְה אַרְבָּעִים סְאָה כְּגַוְונָא דָא): nine points to each side (תֵּשַׁע נְקוּדִין לְכָל סְטַר), and in the point in the middle, in it all nine are completed to ten (וּבַנְּקוּדָה דְמִלְּגָאו בָּהּ אִשְׁתַּלִּימוּ לְעִשֶׂר כָּל תִּשְׁעָה), until they are made forty (עַד דְּאִתְעֲבִידוּ אַרְבְּעִין). And these are the forty se’ah (וְאִלֵּין אִינוּן אַרְבְּעִים סְאָה). And these are the upper Mem and the lower Mem (וְאִינוּן ם׳ עִלָּאָה, מ׳ תַּתָּאָה). This is in square, and this is in circle (דָּא בְּרִבּוּעָא וְדָא בְּעִגּוּלָא). Yod is the spring of both (י׳ נְבִיעוּ דְתַרְוַיְהוּ). And this is the secret of living waters (וְרָזָא דָא מַיִם חַיִּים). And there are upper branches, and middle branches, and lower branches (וְאִית עַנְפִין עִלָּאִין, וְעַנְפִין בֵּינוּנִיִּים, וְעַנְפִין תַּתָּאִין). And all of them are in measure and in weight (וְכֻלְּהוּ בַּמִּדָּה בַּמִּשְׁקָל). The upper ones in equal weight one to another (עִלָּאִין בַּמִּשְׁקָל דָּא בְדָא). The middle ones in equal weight one to another (בֵּינוּנִיִּים בַּמִּשְׁקָל דָּא בְדָא). The lower ones in equal weight one to another (תַּתָּאִין בַּמִּשְׁקָל דָּא בְדָא). The upper ones are the Patriarchs (עִלָּאִין אִינוּן אֲבָהָן). The middle ones are the overseers (בֵּינוּנִיִּים מְמַנָּן). The lower ones are their emissaries (וְתַתָּאִין שְׁלִיחָן דִּלְהוֹן). And all of them have known names (וְכֻלְּהוּ אִית לוֹן שְׁמָהָן יְדִיעָאן), so that the emissaries and the heads and the overseers under them should be recognized (לְאִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעָאן שְׁלִיחָן וְרָאשִׁין וּמְמַנָּן דִּתְחוֹתַיְיהוּ). And each one has a point (וְכָל חַד אִית לֵיהּ נְקוּדָה), and in it is made known each branch that is a limb of the body (וּבֵיהּ אִשְׁתְּמוֹדָע כָּל עַנְפָא וְעַנְפָא דְאִיהוּ אֵבֶר דְּגוּפָא).

The heads are: Hashem is King, Hashem was King, Hashem will be King (רָאשִׁין יְהוָה מֶלֶךְ יְהוָה מָלָךְ יְהוָה יִמְלֹךְ). Their point is: YHVH is King; YHVH has reigned; YHVH will reign (נְקוּדָה דִלְהוֹן יֶהוְה מֶלֶךְ יַהוַה מַלַךְ יִהוֹהְ יִמְלֹךְ). And thus they are below in the two thighs and the cubit (וְהָכִי אִינוּן לְתַתָּא בִתְרֵין שׁוֹקִין וְאָמָה). And because of this, they doubled them two times: Hashem is King, Hashem was King, Hashem will be King, forever and ever (וּבְגִין דָּא כָפַל לוֹן תְּרֵין זִמְנִין יְהוָה מֶלֶךְ יְהוָה מָלָךְ יְהוָה יִמְלֹךְ, לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד). Shekhinta (שְׁכִינְתָּא). And her point is Hashem (וּנְקוּדָה דִילָהּ יְהוָה). And this is the secret: “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him” (Psalms 91) (וְדָא רָזָא כִּי בִי חָשַׁק וַאֲפַלְּטֵהוּ). The heads of the heads are the letters of words which are Keter Ila’ah, Chokhmah, Binah (דְרָאשֵׁי רָאשִׁין תֵּיבִין דְּאִינוּן כֶּתֶר עִלָּאָה חָכְמָה בִּינָה). “And Hashem shall be King over all the earth; in that day Hashem shall be One and His Name One” (Zechariah 14) (וְהָיָה יְהוָה לְמֶלֶךְ עַל כָּל הָאָרֶץ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יְהוָה אֶחָד וּשְׁמוֹ אֶחָד). And Hashem will be Abba and Imma (וְהָיָה יְהוָה אַבָּא וְאִמָּא). Hashem will be One and His Name One, the supernal Keter (יִהְיֶה יְהוָה אֶחָד וּשְׁמוֹ אֶחָד כֶּתֶר עִלָּאָה).