The
Throne
Stands
on
Four
Pillars
369.
“We
will
rejoice
and
delight
in
you.”
“In
you,”
since
all
the
letters
take
the
holy
covenant,
which
is
“in
you,”
which
are
Aleph-Bet
Gimel-Dalet
Hey-Vav
Zayin-Het
Tet-Yod
Kaf-Lamed
Mem-Nun
Samech-Ayin
Peh-Tzadi
Kof-Reish
Shin-Tav.
370.
Aleph-Shin-Bet
Gimel-Tav-Dalet
Hey-Kof-Vav
Zayin-Reish-Het
Tet-Peh-Yod
Kaf-Tzadi-Lamed
Mem-Samech-Nun
Ayin-Zayin-Reish
Akatriel,
the
Lord
of
Hosts
sits
on
a
high
and
elevated
throne,
and
all
the
armies,
the
commanders
of
the
armies
of
above,
to
his
right
is
life,
and
to
his
left
is
death,
and
the
throne
stands
on
four
pillars,
and
this
is
the
middle
pillar
in
the
four
blazing
flames
of
the
letters.
371.
Bet-Shin-Aleph
Dalet-Tav-Gimel
Vav-Kof-Hey
Het-Reish-Zayin
Yod-Peh-Tet
Lamed-Tzadi-Kaf
Nun-Samech-Mem
Ayin-Zayin-Reish
Yod-Hey-Vav.
This
is
the
concealment
of
the
middle
pillar
from
those
four
pillars
by
which
that
throne
is
supported,
with
the
letters
of
the
alphabet.
They
are
twelve
in
each
pillar,
and
each
of
them
will
exist
on
twelve
supporting
pillars
on
which
the
throne
will
exist.
372.
The
left
pillar
is
different,
Tav-Aleph-Shin
Reish-Bet-Kof
Tzadi-Gimel-Peh
Ayin-Dalet-Samech
Nun-Hey-Mem
Lamed-Vav-Kaf
Kaf-Zayin-Yod
Tet-Het-Yod
Hey-Vav-Yod.
This
is
the
concealment
of
the
left
pillar,
and
the
throne
is
established
on
them
in
the
concealment
of
twelve
supports.
373.
But
they
are
nine
words
in
each
pillar,
and
not
twelve?
However,
three
letters
join
in
one
combination
to
three
words
on
this
side
and
on
that
side,
ascending
and
descending,
and
they
are
concealed
in
Yod-Hey-Vav,
and
engraved
in
the
engraving
of
the
holy
name
Yod-Hey-Vav
Yod-Hey-Vav
Yod-Hey-Vav.
These
are
concealed
in
the
first
pillar,
the
right
one.
Yod-Hey-Vav
Yod-Vav-Hey
Hey-Yod-Vav
are
concealed
in
the
left
pillar.
Hey-Vav-Yod
Vav-Yod-Hey
Vav-Hey-Yod
are
concealed
in
the
middle
pillar,
so
the
throne
will
be
complete
in
the
twenty-two
letters
of
the
alphabet,
for
that
holy
covenant,
Malchut,
collects
and
takes
into
her
the
“in
you.”
For
this
reason,
“we
will
rejoice
and
delight
in
you.”
Although
The
Zohar
says
that
the
letters
were
already
embodied
in
ZA,
all
this
pertains
only
to
the
root,
but
the
letters
themselves
could
emerge
until
the
world
of
Beria
came
out,
below
the
screen
of
Atzilut,
as
from
there
and
below
there
is
control
to
the
screen,
but
in
Atzilut,
there
is
no
power
of
the
screen
at
all,
and
without
the
power
of
the
screen,
the
letters
are
not
embodied.
And
the
reason
we
discern
there
a
screen
and
letters,
is
only
for
the
roots
that
operate
such
as
this
in
the
lower
worlds.
The
Zohar
explains
the
four
pillars
on
which
the
throne
stands,
how
they
are
joined
in
combinations
of
the
twenty-two
letters.
For
this
reason,
it
explains
them
in
the
world
of
Beria,
in
the
four
pillars
on
which
the
throne
stands,
since
this
is
where
the
letters
begin.
However,
their
roots,
with
all
their
details,
are
in
ZA
of
Atzilut.
Hence,
Malchut
receives
all
the
combinations
of
letters
from
ZA
of
Atzilut,
and
with
the
clothing
of
Malchut
in
the
throne
in
Beria,
she
elicits
there
all
the
combinations
of
letters
she
received
from
ZA
of
Atzilut.
But
first
we
must
know
how
the
twenty-two
letters
are
divided
into
three
lines.
It
is
written,
“We
will
rejoice
and
delight
in
you.”
“In
you,”
since
all
the
letters
take
the
holy
covenant,
which
is
“in
you,”
since
Malchut,
who
is
called
“covenant,”
takes
all
the
letters
and
all
the
combinations
that
are
“in
you,”
which
emerge
from
the
twenty-two
letters,
and
shines
them
to
BYA.
These
four
pillars
by
which
the
throne
is
supported
are
drawn
from
the
four
legs
of
the
throne
in
Atzilut,
which
are
the
three
lines
of
ZA
and
Malchut
who
receives
them.
They
are
incorporated
in
each
other,
and
in
each
of
the
four
there
are
three
lines,
which
are
twelve
combinations
of
HaVaYaH
and
the
twelve
tribes
in
Malchut.
However,
here,
in
Malchut
of
Atzilut
that
descended
and
dresses
in
GAR
of
Beria,
there
is
diminution
because
of
this
descent,
and
there
are
only
two
lines
in
her,
right
and
left.
They
make
eleven
combinations
in
the
twenty-two
letters,
which
are
Aleph-Bet
Gimel-Dalet
Hey-Vav
Zayin-Het
Tet-Yod
Kaf-Lamed
Mem-Nun
Samech-Ayin
Peh-Tzadi
Kof-Reish
Shin-Tav,
where
each
combination
is
a
couple
of
right
and
left.
However,
in
the
three
other
pillars,
there
are
three
lines
in
each.
In
the
right
line,
Hesed,
they
are
in
order,
where
the
first
seven
of
the
eleven
pairs
in
the
twenty-two
letters,
which
are
Aleph-Bet
Gimel-Dalet
Hey-Vav
Zayin-Het
Tet-Yod
Kaf-Lamed
Mem-Nun,
each
pair
is
in
two
lines.
The
middle
line
is
eight
letters,
which
are
four
pairs.
Since
it
is
judgment
toward
the
first
two
lines,
it
is
arranged
in
reversed
order:
Shin-Tav
Kof-Reish
Peh-Tzadi
Samech-Ayin.
Shin
is
the
middle
line
to
the
Aleph-Bet,
creating
the
combination
Aleph-Shin-Bet.
Tav
is
the
middle
line
to
Gimel-Dalet,
creating
Gimel-Tav-Dalet.
Kof
is
the
middle
line
to
Hey-Vav,
making
it
Hey-Kof-Vav.
Reish
is
the
middle
line
for
Zayin-Het,
making
it
Zayin-Reish-Het.
Peh
is
the
middle
line
for
Tet-Yod,
making
it
Tet-Peh-Yod.
Tzadi
is
the
middle
line
for
Kaf-Lamed,
making
it
Kaf-Tzadi-Lamed.
Samech
is
the
middle
line
for
Mem-Nun,
making
it
Mem-Samech-Nun.
There
are
only
seven
letters
in
each
of
the
two
lines,
and
eight
letters
in
the
middle
line,
which
ends
in
the
letter
Ayin,
creating
an
eighth
combination
Ayin-Zayin-Reish,
where
Ayin
is
the
middle
line
and
the
letters
Zayin-Reish
are
connected
in
it.
It
is
from
the
word
Zarut
[alienation]
and
judgment,
as
well
as
from
the
word
Ezra
[help].
In
each
line,
there
are
no
more
than
seven
letters,
seven
Sefirot
HGT
NHYM.
In
the
middle
line,
there
are
eight
letters
because
of
the
screen
of
Hirik
that
the
middle
line
carries.
The
combination
of
the
last
letter
Ayin,
with
the
two
letters
Zayin-Reish
implies
judgment
and
help,
since
with
its
help,
the
middle
line
prevails
over
the
left
and
unites
it
with
the
right.
Aleph-Shin-Bet
Gimel-Tav-Dalet
Hey-Kof-Vav
Zayin-Reish-Het
Tet-Peh-Yod
Kaf-Tzadi-Lamed
Mem-Samech-Nun
Ayin-Zayin-Reish
are
three
lines
from
the
twenty-two
letters
in
their
order,
up
to
the
combination
Ayin-Zayin-Reish.
Ayin-Zayin-Reish
indicates
the
screen
that
is
connected
in
the
middle
line.
Akatriel
is
Keter
of
Beria,
where
Malchut
of
Atzilut
clothed
with
all
the
combinations
of
letters
she
received
from
ZA
of
Atzilut.
For
this
reason,
it
connects
and
completes
to
nine
words,
and
the
throne
stands
on
four
pillars,
three
lines
and
Malchut
who
receives
them,
where
in
each
of
the
three
lines
there
are
three
lines,
except
for
Malchut,
in
whom
there
are
two
lines,
which
are
eleven
pairs:
Aleph-Bet
Gimel-Dalet
Hey-Vav,
and
the
nine
words
Aleph-Shin-Bet
Gimel-Tav-Dalet
Hey-Kof-Vav
are
the
middle
pillar.
Hence,
the
combinations
are
in
order.
The
pillars
are
four
blazing
flames
of
the
letters,
and
the
nine
words
are
the
right
line
in
these
four
pillars.
The
middle
pillar
consists
of
three
lines,
like
the
right
one,
where
each
of
the
seven
pairs
up
to
the
pair
Mem-Nun
are
right
and
left,
and
the
middle
line,
which
is
the
eight
letters
from
the
four
pairs
Shin-Tav
Kof-Reish
Peh-Tzadi
Samech-Ayin,
determines
in
the
middle
of
each
pair.
However,
the
difference
is
that
here,
in
the
middle
pillar,
each
pair
is
in
reverse
order
since
instead
of
Aleph-Bet,
it
is
written
Bet-Aleph,
instead
of
Gimel-Dalet,
it
is
written
Dalet-Gimel,
etc.,
since
in
the
middle
pillar,
there
is
more
judgment
than
in
the
right
pillar.
Bet-Shin-Aleph
Dalet-Tav-Gimel
Vav-Kof-Gimel
Het-Kof-Hey
Het-Reish-Zayin
Yod-Peh-Tet
Lamed-Tzadi-Kaf
Nun-Samech-Mem
Ayin-Zayin-Reish
Yod-Hey-Vav.
In
the
first
pair
of
right
and
left
in
the
order
Bet-Aleph,
Shin
of
Shin-Tav
is
extended
in
between
them,
creating
the
combination
Bet-Shin-Aleph.
In
the
right
and
left
that
are
Dalet-Gimel,
Tav
of
the
middle
line
is
extended
and
creates
Dalet-Tav-Gimel.
In
the
right
and
left
Vav-Hey,
Kof
of
the
middle
line
is
extended
between
them,
creating
Vav-Kof-Hey.
In
the
right
and
left
Het-Zayin,
Reish
of
the
middle
line
is
extended
between
them,
creating
Het-Reish-Zayin.
In
the
right
and
left
of
Yod-Tet,
Peh
of
the
middle
line
is
extended
between
them,
creating
Yod-Peh-Tet.
In
the
right
and
left
of
Lamed-Kaf,
Tzadi
of
the
middle
line
is
extended,
creating
Lamed-Tzadi-Kaf.
In
the
right
and
left
of
Nun-Mem,
Samech
of
the
middle
line
is
extended,
creating
Nun-Samech-Mem.
This
completes
the
seven
combinations
of
the
middle
line,
corresponding
to
HGT
NHYM.
In
the
middle
line,
which
has
eight
letters,
one
letter
remains
free,
Ayin,
and
joins
the
two
letters
Zayin-Reish
creating
Ayin-Zayin-Reish.
To
complete
the
nine
words,
the
name
Yod-Hey-Vav
is
added
to
them,
the
root
of
the
three
lines,
and
this
is
the
concealment
of
the
middle
pillar
from
the
four
pillars
in
the
letters
of
Aleph-Bet,
where
this
order
is
the
middle
pillar
that
supports
the
throne
in
the
combinations
of
letters.
They
are
twelve
in
each
pillar,
so
each
of
them
will
exist,
since
as
a
whole,
there
are
four
pillars
here,
with
three
lines
in
each
pillar,
which
are
twelve.
However,
since
they
are
incorporated
in
one
another,
there
should
be
twelve
in
each
of
them,
which
is
why
there
are
twelve
words
in
each
pillar,
since
the
three
names
Yod-Hey-Vav
are
added
to
them,
which
are
the
roots
of
the
three
lines,
creating
twelve
words.
This
explains
the
two
pillars,
the
right
and
the
middle.
The
third
pillar
also
consists
of
three
lines,
but
since
the
left
pillar
is
judgment,
the
order
of
the
letters
in
it
is
reversed
so
as
to
be
reversed
alphabet,
in
the
order
Tav-Shin-Reish-Kof.
Thus,
the
right
and
left
were
not
made
of
Aleph-Bet
Gimel-Dalet
Hey-Vav
in
a
completely
straightforward
order
in
which
the
right
pillar
was
made,
and
not
from
the
bet-Aleph
Dalet-Gimel
Vav-Hey,
which
is
also
in
order.
Rather,
it
was
made
of
Tav-Shin
Reish-Kof
Tzadi-Peh
Ayin-Samech
Nun-Mem
Lamed-Kaf,
which
is
all
reversed.
Moreover,
the
middle
line
in
it,
which
should
be
made
of
the
latter
letters
of
the
two
lines,
since
the
middle
line
emerges
after
the
two
lines,
was
made
here
from
the
letters
that
precede
the
letters
of
the
two
lines,
which
begins
in
Aleph
and
ends
in
Het,
indicating
the
judgment
in
the
left
pillar.
Tav-Aleph-Shin
Reish-Bet-Kof
Tzadi-Gimel-Peh
Ayin-Dalet-Samech
Nun-Hey-Mem
Lamed-Vav-Kaf
Kaf-Zayin-Yod
Tet-Het-Yod
Hey-Vav-Yod
is
the
concealment
of
the
left
pillar,
since
in
the
first
pair
of
right
and
left,
Tav-Shin,
Aleph
of
the
middle
line
was
extended
between
them,
creating
the
combination
Tav-Aleph-Shin.
In
the
right
and
left
of
Reish-Kof,
Bet
of
the
middle
line
was
extended,
creating
the
combination
Reish-Bet-Kof.
In
the
right
and
left
of
Tzadi-Peh,
Gimel
of
the
middle
line
was
extended,
creating
the
combination
Tzadi-Gimel-Peh.
In
the
right
and
left
of
Ayin-Samech,
Dalet
of
the
middle
line
was
extended,
creating
the
combination
Ayin-Dalet-Samech,
and
in
the
right
and
left
of
Nun-Mem,
Hey
of
the
middle
line
was
extended,
creating
the
combination
Nun-Hey-Mem.
In
the
right
and
left
of
Lamech-Kaf,
Vav
of
the
middle
line
was
extended,
creating
the
combination
Lamed-Vav-Kaf,
and
in
the
two
combinations
Kaf-Zayin-Yod
Tet-Het-Yod,
there
are
nine
Sefirot.
We
should
say
Yod-Zayin-Tet
Het-Tet-Yod
since
in
the
right
and
left,
which
are
Yod-Tet,
the
Zayin
of
the
middle
line
was
extended,
creating
the
combination
Yod-Zayin-Tet.
This
completes
the
seven
combinations
corresponding
to
HGT
NHYM.
However,
in
the
middle
line,
which
has
eight
letters,
one
letter
remains
free,
Het,
and
two
letters
Tet-Yod
connected,
creating
the
combination
Het-Tet-Yod.
This
is
so
because
the
eighth
letter
indicates
the
screen
of
Hirik,
which
is
connected
in
the
middle
line.
This
is
why
a
combination
from
the
word
“sin”
[in
Hebrew]
is
implied
in
it,
indicating
deficiency
and
judgment.
To
complete
the
nine
words,
the
name
Yod-Hey-Vav
was
added
to
it,
the
root
of
the
three
lines.
However,
since
it
is
judgment,
it
is
implied
in
it
in
reversed
order
Hey-Vav-Yod,
and
the
throne
is
established
on
the
pillars,
where
each
pillar
consists
of
twelve
supports,
which
are
implied
by
the
words
in
each
pillar.
But
are
they
nine
words
in
each
pillar
and
not
twelve,
since
there
are
no
more
than
nine
words
in
each
pillar?
Three
letters
join
in
one
combination
to
three
words
on
this
side
and
on
that
side.
The
three
letters
Yod-Hey-Vav,
the
roots
of
the
three
lines,
add
one
combination
Yod-Hey-Vav
to
each
line,
ascending
and
descending,
which
shine
in
direct
light
and
in
reflected
light.
These
lights
are
hidden
in
the
Yod-Hey-Vav,
which
are
the
root
of
the
three
lines,
the
engraving
of
the
engraved
holy
name
Yod-Hey-Vav
Yod-Hey-Vav
Yod-Hey-Vav,
Yod-Hey-Vav
to
the
right
line,
Yod-Hey-Vav
to
the
left
line,
and
Yod-Hey-Vav
to
the
middle
line.
With
the
Yod-Hey-Vav
and
the
three
names
Yod-Hey-Vav
that
are
hidden
in
it,
they
are
twelve
words.
These
three
Yod-Hey-Vav
are
in
the
right
pillar,
in
the
three
lines
in
it.
Yod-Hey-Vav
Yod-Vav-Hey
Hey-Yod-Vav
are
concealed
in
the
left
pillar,
where
in
the
three
lines
of
the
left
pillar,
these
three
combinations
of
Yod-Hey-Vav
shine
in
his
three
lines,
and
with
them,
there
are
twelve
words
in
the
middle
pillar,
with
the
three
combinations
to
complete
the
twelve
words
in
the
middle
pillar
lacking
here.
Hey-Vav-Yod
Vav-Yod-Hey
Vav-Hey-Yod
are
concealed
in
the
middle
pillar.
There
are
six
combinations
in
Yod-Hey-Vav.
The
first
three
combinations
Yod-Hey-Vav
Yod-Vav-hey
Hey-Yod-Vav
shine
in
the
left
pillar;
the
last
three
combinations
Hey-Vav-Yod
Vav-Yod-Hey
Vav-Hey-Yod
shine
in
the
middle
pillar
since
the
left
pillar
comes
before
the
middle
pillar.
This
explains
the
twelve
words
in
each
of
the
three
pillars.
As
the
four
pillars
are
twelve
in
general,
since
each
pillar
consists
of
three
lines,
and
even
the
fourth
pillar
consists
of
three
lines
after
the
incorporation,
and
three
times
four
is
twelve,
so
should
each
pillar
in
and
of
itself
consist
of
twelve,
which
is
twelve
words
in
each
pillar.
However,
in
the
fourth
pillar,
Malchut,
there
are
eleven
pairs
Aleph-Bet
Gimel-Dalet
Hey-Vav,
where
each
pair
in
it
indicates
two
lines.
The
name
Yod-Hey
is
added
to
them,
and
with
it,
there
are
twelve
words
in
the
fourth
pillar,
too,
since
as
the
name
Yod-Hey-Vav
was
added
in
the
three
lines,
since
they
are
the
roots
of
the
three
lines,
so
the
name
Yod-Hey
is
added
in
the
fourth
pillar,
since
it
is
the
root
of
the
two
lines
right
and
left.