## Tikkunei Zohar Daf 25a

###### Tikkunei Zohar 25a:1
[Tikkunei Zohar 25a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tikkunei%20Zohar/r/25a:1)

איהו תגא לעילא 
תגא דס"ת 
בגינה אתמר 
*ודאשתמש בתגא חלף.

**Tiqqunei ha-Zohar, trans. by David Solomon. Margalya Press; Melbourne, 2024:**
He is ‘the crownlet’¹ above the letter, 
the crownlet of the Scroll of the Torah, 
because of Her it is stated:² 
‘and one who uses the crown shall perish’.

footnotes:
¹ taga
² Mishnah Avot 1:13


###### Tikkunei Zohar 25a:2
[Tikkunei Zohar 25a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tikkunei%20Zohar/r/25a:2)

ואיהי נקודה דקמץ 
א' לתתא כגוונא דא . 
יחודיה. 
לעילא איהו כגוונא דא ***** 
תגא על ספר תורה 
לתתא כגוונא דא 
נקודה דאוריתא. 
ובגינה *אתמר 
מגיד מראשית אחרית.

**Tiqqunei ha-Zohar, trans. by David Solomon. Margalya Press; Melbourne, 2024:**
And She is the vowel-point of qametz¹, 
lower half of an א¹, like this: 
His unity. 
Above, it is like this: , 
a crownlet upon the Scroll of the Torah, 
below, like this: , 
a vowel-point of the Torah, 
and because of Her it is stated: 
(Is. 46:10) *He tells the end from the beginning...*

footnotes:
¹ ָ
¹ Aleph


###### Tikkunei Zohar 25a:3
[Tikkunei Zohar 25a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tikkunei%20Zohar/r/25a:3)

כד איהי חיה בינייהו אומרים 
ממקומו יפן ברחמיו לעמו. 
כד אסתליקת מנייהו שואלים 
איה מקום כבודו להעריצו. 
ובההוא זמנא דסלקא איהי 
כלהו חיוון תרפינה כנפיהם.

**Tiqqunei ha-Zohar, trans. by David Solomon. Margalya Press; Melbourne, 2024:**
When She is a ḥ*ayah*¹ **between them, they angels say:² 
‘From His place He shall turn in mercy to His people’. 
When She ascends from them, they ask: 
‘Where is the place of His glory to praise Him?’ 
And at that time, when She ascends, 
all the ḥ*ayot*¹ ** (Ez. 1:24) *... let down their wings.*

footnotes:
¹ angelic-beast
² Sabbath Service: Qedushah of Musaph
¹ angelic ‘beasts’


###### Tikkunei Zohar 25a:4
[Tikkunei Zohar 25a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tikkunei%20Zohar/r/25a:4)

ואימתי סלקא איהי לעילא 
בעמדם ישראל בעמידה. 
הה"ד בעמדם תרפינה כנפיהם. 
דסליקת עד א"ס 
למשאל מזונא מעלת העלות. 
וכד נחיתת 
נחיתת מליא מכל טבין. 
בההו' זמנ' 
חיון פתחין גדפייהו לגבה 
(נ"א לקבלא לה בחדוה) 
בכמה שירות ותושבחן 
(נ"א לקבלא לה בחדוה)

**Tiqqunei ha-Zohar, trans. by David Solomon. Margalya Press; Melbourne, 2024:**
And when does She ascend above? 
When Israel stands in the ‘standing’ prayer. 
(ibid.) It is this that is written: *When they stand, they let down their wings*. 
For She ascends to the Infinite, 
to request sustenance from the Cause of all causes. 
And when She descends, 
She descends full of all good things. 
At that time: 
the angelic beasts¹ open their wings towards Her 
[Var. to receive Her with joy], 
in many songs and praises 
[Var. to receive Her with joy].

footnotes:
¹ ḥayot


###### Tikkunei Zohar 25a:5
[Tikkunei Zohar 25a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tikkunei%20Zohar/r/25a:5)

ובאן אתר נחתת. 
באת ו' 
דאיהי באמצעיתא ד**א**. (נ"א עמודא דאמצעיתא) 
ביה קראן ליה שמע ישראל. 
*שי"ר א"ל.

**Tiqqunei ha-Zohar, trans. by David Solomon. Margalya Press; Melbourne, 2024:**
And in which place does She descend? 
In the letter ו¹, 
which is in the middle of the letter א¹ [Var. Middle Pillar], 
to which they call ‘Hear YiSRaEL²!’ 
composed of the letters ShYR EL².

footnotes:
¹ Vav
¹ Aleph
² Israel
² Song of God


###### Tikkunei Zohar 25a:6
[Tikkunei Zohar 25a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tikkunei%20Zohar/r/25a:6)

ובההוא זמנא דנחתת 
מה כתיב בחיוון 
ואשמע את קול כנפיהם:

**Tiqqunei ha-Zohar, trans. by David Solomon. Margalya Press; Melbourne, 2024:**
And at that time, when She descends, 
what is written of the ḥ*ayot*? 
(Ez 1:24) *And I heard the voice of their wings...*


###### Tikkunei Zohar 25a:7
[Tikkunei Zohar 25a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tikkunei%20Zohar/r/25a:7)

**קם** אליהו ואמר 
רבי רבי חזור בך. 
בודאי כד איהי סליקת 
כלהו חיוון מצפצפין לגבה 
בכמה שירין ותושבחן 
ואיהי סלקא על כלהו עד אין סוף 
הה"ד רבות בנות עשו חיל 
ואת עלית על כלנה.

**Tiqqunei ha-Zohar, trans. by David Solomon. Margalya Press; Melbourne, 2024:**
**Arose** Elijah and said: 
‘Rabbi! Rabbi! Go back over what you said! 
Certainly, when She ascends, 
all the ḥ*ayot*¹ are chirping towards Her, 
with many songs and praises. 
And She ascends above all of them to the Infinite, 
it is this that is written: (Prov. 31:29) *Many daughters have done valiantly, 
but you have risen above them all*.

footnotes:
¹ angelic-beasts


###### Tikkunei Zohar 25a:8
[Tikkunei Zohar 25a:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tikkunei%20Zohar/r/25a:8)

עד דקראן לה ישראל לתתא בק"ש 
דתיחות לגביהו. 
ובאן קראן לה 
בבן זוגה 
דאיהו ו' ישראל סבא. 
ואיהו שיר אל. 
שיר דיליה 
דאם לא קראן לה ביה 
לא נחתא עליהו.

**Tiqqunei ha-Zohar, trans. by David Solomon. Margalya Press; Melbourne, 2024:**
Until Israel calls to Her below, through the recital of the *Shm’a*, 
that She should descend towards them. 
And through Whom do they call to Her? 
Through Her coupling partner, 
who is Vav¹ – ‘Israel the Elder’. 
And He is *ShYR*² *EL*² anagram of *Yisrael*, 
– His song, 
for if they did not call to Her through it, 
She would not descend towards them.

footnotes:
¹ ו
² Song-of
² God


###### Tikkunei Zohar 25a:9
[Tikkunei Zohar 25a:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tikkunei%20Zohar/r/25a:9)

ובההוא זמנא דנחיתת 
*קשרין לה בתפלה דיד לתתא 
דתהא קשורה עמיה. 
ורזא דמלה 
ונפשו *קשורה בנפשו. 
וקשר דתרוייהו 
איהו שרק לתתא. 
ולעיל' שלשל"ת 
תפלין על רישיה

**Tiqqunei ha-Zohar, trans. by David Solomon. Margalya Press; Melbourne, 2024:**
And at that time, when She descends, 
they bind Her below with the phylactery¹ of the hand, 
that She may be bound with Him. 
And the mystery of the word: 
(Gen. 44:30) *... and his soul is bound-up*¹ *with his soul*, 
and the binding¹ of both-of-them, 
is the vowel-point shureq² below, 
and above it is the cantillation note shalshelet² 
– the phylacteries¹ upon His head.

footnotes:
¹ tephilah
¹ qeshurah
¹ qesher
² ·
² ֓
¹ tephilin


###### Tikkunei Zohar 25a:10
[Tikkunei Zohar 25a:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tikkunei%20Zohar/r/25a:10)

ברזא דטעמי 
אתקריית תנועה. 
מסטרא דנקודה יחודא. 
וצריך לארכא לה 
בתנועה (נ"א בתרועה) 
דאיהו רביע עד אין סוף לעילא. 
וצריך לנחתא לה 
בחיר"ק עד אין תכלית 
לאמלכא לה על תתאין.

**Tiqqunei ha-Zohar, trans. by David Solomon. Margalya Press; Melbourne, 2024:**
In the mystery of the cantillation notes, 
She is called ‘a movement’, 
from the aspect of a vowel-point, She is ‘unity’. 
And one needs to lengthen Her, 
with ‘a movement’¹ [Var. with *teru’ah*], 
– which is the cantillation note *revi’a*² – up-to the Infinite above, 
and one needs to lower Her, 
to influence with the vowel-point ḥireq² endlessly, 
to cause Her to reign over those below.

footnotes:
¹ te-nu’ah
² ֗
² ִ


###### Tikkunei Zohar 25a:11
[Tikkunei Zohar 25a:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tikkunei%20Zohar/r/25a:11)

ובשור"ק 
צריך ליחדא לה בבעלה. 
ובחל"ם 
איהי תגא על רישיה. 
ובחיר"ק 
איהי כרסיא תחותיה. 
ובשור"ק 
איהו יחודא לגביה כגוונא דא וְּׁ

**Tiqqunei ha-Zohar, trans. by David Solomon. Margalya Press; Melbourne, 2024:**
And with the vowel-point shureq¹, 
one needs to unite Her with Her Husband, 
and with the vowel-point ḥolem¹, 
She is the crownlet upon His head. 
And with the vowel-point ḥireq¹, 
She is the throne beneath Him. 
And with the vowel-point shureq¹, 
She is a unity with Him, like this: וִּׁ.

footnotes:
¹ ּ
¹ ֹ
¹ ִ
¹ ·


###### Tikkunei Zohar 25a:12
[Tikkunei Zohar 25a:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tikkunei%20Zohar/r/25a:12)

וכד איהי לעילא. תגא על רישיה. 
ואיהי *ברתא (נ"א נחתא) תחות רגלוי. 
ואיהי ביחודא דיליה בחיקיה. 
אתעבידת שר"ק קשורא דיליה. 
וכד בעי לתברא קליפין 
דאינון צלמים 
בה אתקרי שב"א 
(נ"א שבר) תביר. 
ובה שבר תשבר מצבותיהם.

**Tiqqunei ha-Zohar, trans. by David Solomon. Margalya Press; Melbourne, 2024:**
And when She is above, She is a crown upon His head, 
and She is ‘daughter’ [Var. descending] beneath His feet, 
and She is in unity with Him in his lap, 
She becomes a ּ¹ – His binding². 
And when She wants to smash the husks, 
which are the idolatrous icons, 
She is called by the vowel-point shva¹ 
[Var. *shever*² ] – the cantillation note *te-vir*¹, 
and through Her: (Ex. 23:24) *... you will surely smash*² *their idols*.

footnotes:
¹ shureq
² qishura
¹ ׃
² breakage
¹ ֛
² shaber


###### Tikkunei Zohar 25a:13
[Tikkunei Zohar 25a:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tikkunei%20Zohar/r/25a:13)

אבל יחודא דילה בנקודת *שור"ק **וּ 
**דאיהו יסוד ח"י עלמין. 
ח"י ברכאן דצלותא.

**Tiqqunei ha-Zohar, trans. by David Solomon. Margalya Press; Melbourne, 2024:**
But Her unity is through the vowel point shureq וּ , 
which is Yesod – the ‘life-force of the worlds’¹, 
the ‘ḥ*aiy*’¹² blessings of prayer.

footnotes:
¹ ḥaiy’almin
¹ life
² 18


###### Tikkunei Zohar 25a:14
[Tikkunei Zohar 25a:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tikkunei%20Zohar/r/25a:14)

בזמנא דאינון ביחודא חדא 
צריכין ישראל למיקם בצלות' בחשאי 
ורזא דמלה הביאו לה בחשאי

**Tiqqunei ha-Zohar, trans. by David Solomon. Margalya Press; Melbourne, 2024:**
When They are in singular unity, 
Israel needs to rise in prayer, silently, 
and the mystery of the matter: ‘Bring it to her in silence.’¹

footnotes:
¹ BT Pesaḥim 56a


###### Tikkunei Zohar 25a:15
[Tikkunei Zohar 25a:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tikkunei%20Zohar/r/25a:15)

ובג"ד *בעמדם ישראל בעמידה 
לאתערא לגבה ח"י ברכאן בחשאי 
לארקא לה ברכאן. 
אתמר בחיון 
בעמדם תרפינה כנפיהם 
דלא צריך למשמע גדפיהו (נ"א קלא) 
כגוונא דחנה דאתמר בה 
וקולה לא ישמע.

**Tiqqunei ha-Zohar, trans. by David Solomon. Margalya Press; Melbourne, 2024:**
And because of this, when Israel stand in the ‘standing’ prayer, 
to arouse towards Her the 18¹¹ blessings in silence, 
to pour-out blessings for Her, 
it is stated of the angelic beings¹: 
(Ez. 1:24) ... *when they stand, they let down their wings*. 
For their wings [Var. voice] should not be heard, 
like the case of Hannah, of whom it is stated: 
(1 Sam. 1:13) *... and her voice could not be heard...*

footnotes:
¹ life
¹ ḥaiy
¹ ḥayot


###### Tikkunei Zohar 25a:16
[Tikkunei Zohar 25a:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tikkunei%20Zohar/r/25a:16)

והכי צריכין ישראל 
ליחדא בבת זוגייהו בחשאי 
בענוה באימה ברתת ובזיע 
בכסופא 
כמה דאוקמוהו קדמאין 
כמי שכפאו שד. 
דאיהי *שד מן שד"י. 
דבההוא זמנא אתעבר מתרעא.

**Tiqqunei ha-Zohar, trans. by David Solomon. Margalya Press; Melbourne, 2024:**
And thus are Israel required, 
to couple with their partners in silence, 
with humility, with fear, with trembling and with sweat, 
with shame. 
As the earlier sages have established:¹ 
‘like one is forced to do the act by a*shed*²’ 
– which is the SheD from ShaDaY², 
for at that time, it passes by the gate.

footnotes:
¹ BT Nedarim 20b
² demon
² Almighty


###### Tikkunei Zohar 25a:17
[Tikkunei Zohar 25a:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tikkunei%20Zohar/r/25a:17)

ודא רזא דמזוזה 
דאתמ' בה וכתבתם 
על מזזות ביתך 
מזוזת כתיב ז"ז מו"ת.

**Tiqqunei ha-Zohar, trans. by David Solomon. Margalya Press; Melbourne, 2024:**
And this is the mystery of the *mezuzah*, 
of which it is stated: (Deut. 6:9) *And you shall write them, 
upon the mezuzot*¹ *of your houses*. 
It is written as singular *mezuzat*, comprising *zaz mavet*¹.

footnotes:
¹ doorposts
¹ ‘death moves away’


###### Tikkunei Zohar 25a:18
[Tikkunei Zohar 25a:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tikkunei%20Zohar/r/25a:18)

ואם הוא אשתמע קליה 
מיד לפתח חטאת רבץ 
ולא עוד אלא דאיהו זעיר במהמנותא 
ולא למגנא אוקמוה קדמאין 
כל המשמיע קולו בתפלתו הרי זה מקטני אמנה

**Tiqqunei ha-Zohar, trans. by David Solomon. Margalya Press; Melbourne, 2024:**
And if he lets his voice be heard, 
then immediately: (Gen. 4:7) *... sin crouches at the entrance... 
*And not only that, but he is of little faith. 
And not for nought did the earlier sages establish: 
‘those who raise their voice in prayer are of little faith’.¹

footnotes:
¹ BT Berakhot 24b


###### Tikkunei Zohar 25a:19
[Tikkunei Zohar 25a:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tikkunei%20Zohar/r/25a:19)

בההוא זמנא 
דמיחד קב"ה בשכינתיה. 
כלהו חיוון מקבלין דין מן דין ברכאן. 
וכלהו בקדושה.

**Tiqqunei ha-Zohar, trans. by David Solomon. Margalya Press; Melbourne, 2024:**
At that time: 
when the blessed Holy One unites with His Shekhinah, 
all the ḥ*ayot* receive blessings one from the other, 
and all are in holiness¹.

footnotes:
¹ qedushah


###### Tikkunei Zohar 25a:20
[Tikkunei Zohar 25a:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tikkunei%20Zohar/r/25a:20)

ובג"ד תקינו 
קדושין וברכאן לכלה. 
ולקבל ברכה וקדושה ויחוד 
דקב"ה

**Tiqqunei ha-Zohar, trans. by David Solomon. Margalya Press; Melbourne, 2024:**
And thus, they the sages enacted 
rites of ‘consecration’¹ and blessings for a bride, 
corresponding to the blessing, and the holiness, and the unity, 
of the blessed Holy One.

footnotes:
¹ qiddushin


###### Tikkunei Zohar 25a:21
[Tikkunei Zohar 25a:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tikkunei%20Zohar/r/25a:21)

הכי צריכין ישראל 
דיהא יחודא דלהון בקדושה וברכה. 
והכי כל מזונייהו בברכה וקדושה. 
ולית קדושה בפחות מעשרה 
דאיהי י'.

**Tiqqunei ha-Zohar, trans. by David Solomon. Margalya Press; Melbourne, 2024:**
So it is required of Israel, 
that their acts of unity be in holiness and in blessing. 
And thus will all their sustenance be in blessing and holiness, 
and ‘there is no holiness within less than ten’,¹ 
which is the letter Yod²³.

footnotes:
¹ BT Megillah 23b
² י
³ 10