Daf 9b (דַּף ט ע״ב)

And the secret of the matter (וְרָזָא דְּמִלָּה), “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him” (Psalms 91) (כִּי בִי חָשַׁק וַאֲפַלְּטֵהוּ). “Because in Me” in gematria is forty-two mentions of Tefillin (כִּי בִי בְּגִימַטְרִיָּא מ״ב אַזְכָּרוֹת דִּתְּפִלֵּי). “I will set him on high, because he has known My Name” (Psalms 91) (אֲשַׂגְּבֵהוּ כִּי יָדַע שְׁמִי). “He shall call upon Me” with the recitation of Shema (יִקְרָאֵנִי בִּקְרִיאַת שְׁמַע), “and I will answer him” (וְאֶעֱנֵהוּ). This is what is written: “Then you shall call, and Hashem shall answer” (Isaiah 58) (הֲדָא הוּא דִּכְתִיב אָז תִּקְרָא וַי״י יַעֲנֶה). Hashem is in the four compartments of the Tefillin of the Head (י״י בְּאַרְבַּע בָּתֵּי דִּתְּפִלֵּי דְּרֵישָׁא), which are the four letters of Ehyeh (דְּאִינוּן אַרְבַּע אַתְוָון אֶהְיֶ״ה). “And Hashem shall answer”-Hashem is in the four compartments of the Tefillin of the Hand (וַי״י יַעֲנֶה, י״י בְּאַרְבַּע בָּתֵּי דִּתְּפִלִּין דְּיָד), which are Adonai (דְּאִינוּן אֲדנָ״י). And if you say: they are not four compartments in the hand, but one house, fivefold (וְאִי תֵימָא לָאו אִינוּן בְּיָד אֶלָּא בַּיִת אֶחָד חֲמִשָּׁאָה), a weak hand (יַד כֵּהָה)-so it is indeed, for it is fivefold and it is the fourth (הָכִי הוּא וַדַּאי דְּאִיהִי חֲמִשָּׁאָה וְאִיהִי רְבִיעָאָה).

The fourth to Y-H-V (רְבִיעָאָה לְי״הוּ), the weak hand (יַד כֵּהָה). Y-H-V is Ehyeh (י״הוּ אִיהוּ אֶהְיֶ״ה). And it rises to the calculation of twenty-one (וְסָלִיק לְחוּשְׁבָּן כ״א). And with the four letters, altogether twenty-five (וְאַרְבַּע אַתְוָון בִּכְלָל כ״ה). The Hei of Havayah is the fourth to Y-H-V (ה' מִן י״י רְבִיעָאָה לְי״הוּ), and fivefold to Ehyeh (וַחֲמִשָּׁאָה לְאֶהְיֶ״ה), which are the four compartments (דְּאִיהוּ אַרְבַּע בָּתֵּי), and it is the fifth house (וְאִיהוּ בַּיִת חֲמִשָּׁאָה). And furthermore, Ehyeh and Adonai rise to the calculation of Elohim (וְעוֹד אֶהְיֶ״ה אֲדנָ״י סָלְקֵי לְחֻשְׁבָּן אֱלֹהִי״ם), which is the totality of the five compartments of Tefillin (דְּאִיהוּ כְּלָלָא דַּחֲמִשָּׁה בָּתֵּי תְּפִלֵּי). Havayah is four portions (י״י אַרְבַּע פָּרָשִׁיּין): Yod-“Sanctify unto Me” (Exodus 13) (י' קַדֵּשׁ לִי), and this is Chokhmah (וְדָא חָכְמָה). Hei-“And it shall be, when Hashem brings you” (Exodus 13) (ה' וְהָיָה כִּי יְבִיאֲךָ), and this is Binah (וְדָא בִינָה). And these are right and left, which are Chesed and Gevurah (וְאִינוּן לִימִינָא וּשְׂמָאלָא, דְּאִינוּן חֶסֶד גְּבוּרָה). Vav-“Hear O Yisrael” (Deuteronomy 6) (ו' שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל), Tiferet (תִּפְאֶרֶת), containing the six words of the union (כְּלִיל שִׁית תֵּיבִין דְּיִחוּדָא). Hei-“And it shall be, if you surely hear” (Deuteronomy 11) (ה' וְהָיָה אִם שָׁמֹעַ), Malkhut, the lower Shekhinta (מַלְכוּת, שְׁכִינְתָּא תַתָּאָה).

Three straps are Netzach, Hod, and Yesod (תְּלַת רְצוּעִין נֶצַח וְהוֹד וִיסוֹד). Yesod is the strap that binds Vav with Hei (יְסוֹד רְצוּעָה דְּקָשִׁיר וָא״ו עִם ה'), “For all is in the heavens and in the earth” (1 Chronicles 29) (כִּי כֹל בַּשָּׁמַיִם וּבָאָרֶץ), joining heaven and earth (דַּאֲחִיד בִּשְׁמַיָּא וּבְאַרְעָא). Two straps are Netzach and Hod (תְּרֵין רְצוּעִין נֶצַח וָהוֹד), joining the upper Hei (דַּאֲחִידָן בְּה' עִלָּאָה). And the horns are high, and one is higher than the other (Daniel 8) (וְהַקְּרָנַיִם גְּבוֹהִים, וְהָאַחַת גָּבוֹהַּ מִן הַשֵּׁנִית). And so, the two straps: one is long and one is short (אוּף הָכִי תְּרֵין רְצוּעִין חַד אֲרוּכָה וְחַד קְצָרָה). The short one until the chest (קְצָרָה עַד הֶחָזֶה). The long one until the navel (אֲרוּכָה עַד טַבּוּרָא). And the spreading of the upper Hei until Hod is in the letter Yod (וְאִתְפַּשְׁטוּתָא דְּה' עִלָּאָה עַד הוֹד בְּאָת י' אִיהוּ), which is the knot of the Tefillin of the Head (דְּאִיהוּ קֶשֶׁר שֶׁל תְּפִלִּין דְּרֵישָׁא), which is the upper Hei (דְּאִיהִי ה' עִלָּאָה). It rises to fifty (סְלִיקַת לְחַמְשִׁין), five times ten in the letter Yod (חָמֵשׁ זִמְנִין עֲשֵׂר בְּאָת י'). And this is Hei Yod from Elohim (וְהַיְינוּ ה' י' מִן אֱלֹהִי״ם). Five times Hei in the letter Yod is fifty, in the five Sefirot (חָמֵשׁ זִמְנִין ה' בְּאָת י' חַמְשִׁין, בְּחָמֵשׁ סְפִירָן). Yesod, “Kol,” takes them all (יְסוֹד כָּ״ל נָטִיל לוֹן כֻּלְּהוּ), and bequeaths them to the Bride (וְיָרִית לוֹן לְכַלָּה), and this is “Kol Kallah” (וְהַיְינוּ כָּ״ל כַּלָּ״ה). With the letter Hei, the lower one, is one horn (בְּאָת ה תַּתָּאָה קֶרֶן אַחַת), and the secret of the matter the Rabbis have established (וְרָזָא דְמִלָּה אוּקְמוּהוּ רַבָּנָן): the ox that Adam the First offered had one horn in its forehead (שׁוֹר שֶׁהִקְרִיב אָדָם הָרִאשׁוֹן קֶרֶן אַחַת הָיְתָה לוֹ בְמִצְחוֹ), as it is said: “From an ox, bullock, horned and hoofed” (Psalms 69) (שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר מִשּׁוֹר פָּר מַקְרִן מַפְרִיס). “Horned” is written deficient, without Yod (מַקְרִן חָסֵר יוּ״ד כְּתִיב). And this is the strap of the Hand of the Tefillin of the Master of the Worlds (וְדָא רְצוּעָה דְיָד דִּתְּפִלֵּי דְמָארֵי עָלְמָא).

Twenty is the Keter of the Master of the Worlds (כ' כֶּתֶר דְּמָארֵי עָלְמָא), His Name is Tefillin that He makes equal (אִיהוּ שְׁמֵיהּ תְּפִלִּין דְּשַׁוִּי), but the Keter of the Tefillin is upon Him (אֲבָל כֶּתֶר תְּפִלִּין עֲלֵיהּ). And the secret of the matter: “There is none holy as Hashem, for there is none besides You” (1 Samuel 2) (וְרָזָא דְמִלָּה אֵין קָדוֹשׁ כַּי״י כִּי אֵין בִּלְתֶּךָ). There is no commandment that is not included in the ten Sefirot (לֵית פִּקּוּדָא דְלָא אִתְכְּלִילָן בֵּיהּ עֲשַׂר סְפִירָן). And the essence of the Tefillin is from the left (וְעִיקָר דִּתְפִלִּין מִשְּׂמָאלָא). And because of this, “Hashem has sworn by His right hand” (Isaiah 62) (וּבְגִין כַּךְ נִשְׁבַּע י״י בִּימִינוֹ), this is the Torah (זוֹ תוֹרָה), “and by the arm of His strength,” these are the Tefillin (וּבִזְרוֹעַ עִזּוֹ אֵלּוּ תְפִלִּין). And from the side of the left, the Hei is Tefillin upon the Vav (וּמִסִּטְרָא דִשְׂמָאלָא ה' תְּפִלִּין עַל ו'), Imma upon her Son (אִימָּא עַל בְּרָהּ), because in her He is built (בְּגִין דְּבָהּ אִתְבְּנֵי). This is what is written: “He established the heavens with understanding” (Proverbs 3) (הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב כּוֹנֵן שָׁמַיִם בִּתְבוּנָה).

Yod is Abba, Tefillin upon the daughter Hei (י' אַבָּא, תְּפִלִּין עַל בְּרַתָּא ה'), in which He is built (דְּבֵיהּ אִתְבְּנִיאַת). This is what is written: “Hashem, with Chokhmah, founded the earth” (Proverbs 3) (הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב י״י בְּחָכְמָה יָסַד אָרֶץ). And this is Havayah (וְדָא הוּא הֲוַיָּ״ה). And this is the secret: “Four watches there are to the night” (וְדָא הוּא רָזָא אַרְבַּע מִשְׁמָרוֹת הַוִּיהּ לַיְלָה). And there are those who say Havayot are in the middle (וְאִית דְּאָמַר הֲוַיּוֹת בְּאֶמְצַע), in the manner of this: YHHV (כְגַוְונָא דָא יְהֵהוּ). Yod: “Sanctify unto Me” (Exodus 13) (י' קַדֶּשׁ לִי). Hei Hei: “And it shall be when Hashem brings you” and “And it shall be, if you surely hear” (Exodus 13; Deuteronomy 11) (ה' ה' וְהָיָה כִּי יְבִיאֲךָ וְהָיָה אִם שָׁמֹעַ). Vav: “Hear O Yisrael” (Deuteronomy 6) (ו' שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל).

Havayah, the Vav Yod, is in the middle (הוי״ה ו' י' בְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא). YHHV, the two Heis, are in the middle (יְהֵהוּ ה' ה' בְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא). And with the combination of twelve Havayot (וּבְצִרוּף דְּי״ב הֲוַיָּן), all of them are made known (אִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעוּ כֻּלְּהוּ), and these are: YHVH, YHHV, YVHH (וְאִלֵּין אִינוּן יהו״ה יהה״ו יוה״ה), which are hinted in the Name Yod, Hei, Vav, Hei (דִּרְמִיזֵי בְּשֵׁם יו״ד ה״י וי״ו ה״י). This Name is the source of the letters (הַאי שְׁמָא מְקוֹרָא דְאַתְוָון), and their source is in the verses with the points (וּמְקוֹרָא דִלְהוֹן בִּקְרָאֵי בִּנְקוּדֵי): “YHVH: Let the heavens rejoice and let the earth be glad” (Psalms 97) (יִהַוְ״הָ יִשְׂמְחוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְתָגֵל הָאָרֶץ), “the source of the points is from YHHV: Let him that glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me” (Jeremiah 9) (מְקוֹרָא דִנְקוּדֵי מִן יִהַהַ״וְ יִתְהַלֵּל הַמִּתְהַלֵּל הַשְׂכֵּל וְיָדוֹעַ), “YVHH: Its sockets shall be for the second side of the Mishkan” (Exodus 26) (יְוּהַ״הַ יְדוֹתָיו וּלְצֶלַע הַמִּשְׁכָּן הַשֵּׁנִית). Three Vavs are in this Name Yod, Hei, Vav, Hei (תְּלַת וָוִי״ן בְּהַאי שְׁמָא יו״ד ה״י וי״ו ה״י), VHYH, VHHY, VYHH (והי״ה והה״י ויה״ה), and their points are: “VHYH: And Pharaoh’s officers saw her” (Bereshit 12) (וַיִּרְאוּ אוֹתָהּ שָׂרֵי פַרְעֹה וַהֹיָ״הַ), “VHHY: And the honey of this day” (Deuteronomy 26) (וּהַהַ״יְ וּדְבָשׁ הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה י״י), “VYHH: And the inhabitants of the land of the Canaanite saw” (Bereshit 50) (וַיֹהָ״הַ וַיַּרְא יוֹשֵׁב הָאָרֶץ הַכְּנַעֲנִי). HVHY, HYVH, HHYV are their sources (הוה״י היו״ה ההי״ו מְקוֹרָא דִלְהוֹן): “HVHY: And all this is worth nothing to me” (Esther 5) (הֶוִהֹ״יִ וְכָל זֶה אֵינֶנּוּ שׁוְֹה לִי), “HYVH: He shall not exchange it, and it shall be” (Leviticus 27) (הָיְוְ״הּ הָמֵר יְמִירֶנּוּ וְהָיָה הוּא), “HHYV: Binding his foal to the vine” (Bereshit 49) (הִהְיְ״וַ עִירֹה וְלַשֹּׂרֵקָה בְּנִי אֲתֹנוֹ). HYHV, HVYH, HHVY (היה״ו הוי״ה ההו״י): “HYHV: Exalt Hashem with me, and let us lift up His Name together” (Psalms 34) (הַיִהִ״וְ לַי״י אִתִּי וּנְרוֹמְמָה שְׁמוֹ), “HVYH: Behold, the Hand of Hashem is” (Exodus 9) (הוֹיָ״ה הִנֵּה יַד י״י הוֹיָה), “HHVY: And it shall be righteousness for us” (Deuteronomy 6) (הּהִוָ״יִּ וּצְדָקָה תִּהְיֶה לָּנוּ כִּי).