חמשה פרצופיםFive Faces of Atzilut

ḥamishah partzufimIn Gamatria ↗

Scattered points become faces turned toward one another.

In the repair, the ten points become five partzufim ('faces'), each a full figure of ten sefirot. Keter becomes Atik Yomin and Arich Anpin, the 'three heads' of the Zohar's Idra Zuta. Chokhmah and Binah become Abba and Imma. The six middle points become Ze'ir Anpin, and Malkhut becomes his Nukva (female). Each is built from male MaH and female BaN. They clothe one another. Atik's head stays uncovered as a surrounding light, and its lower part is clothed by Arich Anpin. Abba and Imma clothe Arich's middle, and Ze'ir and Nukva his lower part. The next heichalot of the book are named after these figures.

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