## Zohar, Sifra DiTzniuta

###### Zohar, Sifra DiTzniuta 3:1
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**פִרְקָא תִּנְיָינָא** דִּיקְנָא (אד"ר מן דף קל"א עד קל"ה) מְהֵימָנוּתָא. (דיקנא) לָא אַדְכַּר בְּגִין דְּהִיא יַקִירוּתָא דְּכֹלָּא מֵאֻדְנִין נַפְקַת, בְּסָחֲרָנָהָא דְּבֹּסִיטָא, סָלִיק וְנָחִית חוּטָא חִוְורָא. בִּתְלֵיסָר מִתְפְּרַשׁ.

**The Zohar; London, Soncino Press, 1933:**
Second Chapter. The beard of faith. It (the beard) is not mentioned [in the TaNaCh] because it is the gloriousness of all, it has emerged from the ears, in its circling around the mouth, a white thread ascends and descends. In thirteen it is dividing itself.


###### Zohar, Sifra DiTzniuta 3:2
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בְּיָקִירָא דִּבְיָקִירוּתָא הַהִיא, כְּתִיב (ירמיהו ב׳:ו׳) לא עָבַר בָּהּ אִישׁ וְלָא יָשַׁב אָדָם שָׁם. אָדָם (ויקרא מ"ח ע"א) לְבַר הוּא. אָדָם לָא כָּלִיל הָכָא. כָּל שֶׁכֵּן אִישׁ. בִּתְלֵיסָר נְבִיעִין מַבּוּעִין מִתְפָּרְשָׁן, אַרְבַּע בִּלְחוֹדוֹי אִסְתָּמָרוּ. תִּשְׁעָה אַשְׁקְיוּן לְגוּפָא. (נ"א לגנתא).

**The Zohar; London, Soncino Press, 1933:**
About this Glory of Gloriousness is written: "Through it no man (Ish, איש) passed, and no person (Adam, אדם) dwelled there" [Jeremiah 2:6]. Adam, he is outside. Adam is not included here, the more so Ish. In thirteen streams the sources become separated, four by themselves are being careful, nine are giving the body (another reading: the garden) to drink.


###### Zohar, Sifra DiTzniuta 3:3
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(תיקונא קדמאה) מִקָּמֵי פְּתִחָא דְּאֻדְנִין, שָׁאֲרִי יָקִירוּ לְאִתְתָּקָן, (תניינא) נָחִית בִּשְׁפִּירִי בְּרֵישָׁא דְּשִׂפְוָון. מֵהַאי רֵישָׁא לְהַאי רִישָׁא קָאִים. (תליתאה) אָרְחָא דְּנָפִיק תְּחוֹת תְּרֵין נוּקְבִין דְּפַרְדַּשְׂקָא, לְאַעְבְרָא חוֹבָה, דְּכְתִּיב (משלי י״ט:י״א) וְתִפְאַרְתּוֹ עֲבוֹר עַל פָּשַׁע. (רביעאה) תְּחוֹת שִׂפְוָון אַסְחַר שַׂעֲרָא לְרִישָׁא אַחֲרָא. (חמישאה) אָרְחָא אַחֲרָא נָפִיק תְּחוֹתוֹי. (שתיתאה) חָפֵי תַּקְרוּבְתָּא דְּבוּסְמָא, לְרֵישָׁא דִּלְעֵילָּא. (שביעאה) תְּרֵין תַּפּוּחִין אִתְחָזוּן לְאַנְהָרָא בּוּצִינִין. (תמינאה) מַזָּלָא דְּכֹלָּא, תַּלְיָיא עַד לִבָּא, בֵּיהּ תַּלְיָין עִלָּאִין וְתַתָּאִין.

**The Zohar; London, Soncino Press, 1933:**
(First tiqqun) From the front of the opening of the ears the Glory starts to get installed, (Second [tiqqun]) descending with beauty at the upper part of the lips, being established from this upper part to that upper part. (Third [tiqqun]) The road that goes out below two cavities of the nose to remove sin, as is written "His beauty [is] to go by offense" [Proverbs 19:11]. (Fourth [tiqqun]) Below the lips hair circles to the other upper part. (Fifth [tiqqun]) Another road goes out from below it (Sixth [tiqqun]) covering an offering of spice for the head above.(Seventh [tiqqun]) Two apples are seen to enlighten the lamps. (Eighth [tiqqun]) The flux of all hangs down until the heart. In it hang down the upper and lower ones.


###### Zohar, Sifra DiTzniuta 3:4
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(תשיעאה) אִינּוּן דְּתַלְיָין לָא נָפְקִין דָּא מִן דָּא. (עשיראה) חַפְיָין זְעִירִין עַל גְּרוֹנָא (חד סר) דְּיָקִירוּ. רַבְרְבִין, מִתְשַׁעֲרִין בְשִׁיעוּרָא שְׁלִים. (תריסר) (וכד) שִׂפְוָון אִתְפְּנוּן מִכָּל סִטְרִין, זַכָּאָה לְמַאן דְּנָשִׁיק מֵאִינּוּן נְשִׁיקִין. (תליסר) בְּהַהִיא מַזָּלָא דְּכֹלָּא נַגְדִּין תְּלֵיסַר מְשִׁיחִין דְּאֲפַרְסְמוֹנָא דַּכְיָא. כֹּלָּא בְּהַאי מַזָּלָא שְׁכִיחַ, וְסָתִים.

**The Zohar; London, Soncino Press, 1933:**
(Ninth [tiqqun]) Those that hang down do not go out of each other. (Tenth [tiqqun]) Small ones cover the throat (Eleventh [tiqqun]) of Glory. Large ones are measured with the complete measure. Twelfth [tiqqun]) (And when) lips become free from all sides, merit for who is kissed by these lips. (Thirteenth [tiqqun]) In this flux of all flow thirteen anointments of pure balm. All is found in this flux, and hidden.


###### Zohar, Sifra DiTzniuta 3:5
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בְּזִמְנָא דְּמָטָא תִּשְׁרֵי, יַרְחָא שְׁבִיעָאָה, מִשְׁתַּכְחֵי (ירחי) אִלֵּין תְּרֵיסַר (ס"א תליסר) בְּעַלְמָא עִלָּאָה וּמִתְפַּתְּחֵי תְּרֵיסַר (ס"א תליסר) תַּרְעֵי דְּרַחֲמֵי, בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא (ישעיה נה) דִּרְשׁוּ יְיָ' בְּהִמָּצְאוֹ כְּתִּיב.

**The Zohar; London, Soncino Press, 1933:**
At the time that [the month of] Tishri arrives, the seventh month, these twelve (months) (other reading: thirteen) are found in the upper world and the twelve (other [more probable] reading: thirteen) gates of compession are opened, and at that time (Isaiah 55:6) "Seek HaShem in where He is found" is written.


###### Zohar, Sifra DiTzniuta 3:6
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(בראשית א׳:י״א) וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים תַּדְשֵׁא הָאָרֶץ דֶּשֶׁא עֵשֶׂב מַזְרִיעַ זֶרַע עֵץ פְּרִי וְגוֹ', הַיְינוּ דְּכְתִּיב (ויקרא ט״ז:ל״א) וְעִנִּיתֶם אֶת נַפְשׁוֹתֵיכֶם בְּתִשְׁעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ בָּעֶרֶב. (בהאי זמנא) (דברים ג׳:כ״ד) אֲדֹנָי ידו"ד אַתָּה הַחִלּוֹתָ לְהַרְאוֹת אֶת עַבְדְךָ אֶת גָּדְלְךָ. יהו"ה שְׁלִים בְּסִטְרוֹי. וְהָכָא בִּרְחִישׁוּתָא דָּא דְּאַרְעָא, לָא שְׁלִים.

**The Zohar; London, Soncino Press, 1933:**
(Genesis 1:11) "And God said: 'Let the earth cause to shoot forth young grass, herb yielding seed, fruit trees etc.", corresponding to what is written: (Leviticus 23:32) "And you shall humble your souls on the ninth of the month in the evening." (At this time) (Deuteronomy 3:24) "Adonai HaShem, you have begun to show your servant your greatness". יהוה complete in His aspects. And here in this movement of the earth, not complete.


###### Zohar, Sifra DiTzniuta 3:7
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יְהִ"י לָא כְּתִיב, קָרֵינָן יוֹ"ד עִלָּאָה יוֹ"ד תַּתָּאָה, וַיִּיצֶר י' עִלָּאָה י' תַּתָּאָה, (יהי) י' עִלָּאָה, י' תַּתָּאָה. ה' בְגַוַויְיהוּ. כְּלָלָא דִּשְׁלִימוּ. שְׁלִים, וְלָא לְכָל סְטָר. אִתְּעֲקָר מֵהַאי אֲתָר שְׁמָא דָּא, וְאַשְׁתִּיל בְּאַחֲרָא, כְּתִיב וַיִּטַּע יְיָ' אֱלהִים.

**The Zohar; London, Soncino Press, 1933:**
"Let there be" (יהי) is not written [in Genesis 1:11-12]. We read Yod, lower Yod, "And He formed" (וייצר) [Genesis 2:7] upper Yod, lower Yod, (יהי) ("Let there be") upper Yod, lower Yod. He between them. The summa of completeness. Complete, but not in every aspect. This name is uprooted from this place, and it is planted in another [place], it is written "And HaShem (יהוה) God planted" [Genesis 2:8].


###### Zohar, Sifra DiTzniuta 3:8
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ה ' בֵּין יוֹ"ד לְיוֹ"ד דִּיְהִ"י, נָשְׁבָא דְּפַרְדַּשְׂקָא דְעַתִּיקָא, לִזְעִירָא דְּאַנְפִּין בְּלָא רוּחָא לָא אִתְקְיָּים. בְּהֵ"א, אִשְׁתָּכְלַל הֵ"א עִלָּאָה הֵ"א תַּתָּאָה, דְּכְתִּיב (ירמיהו א׳:ו׳) אֲהָהּ אֲדֹנָי אֱלהִים.

**The Zohar; London, Soncino Press, 1933:**
He between Yod and Yod of יהי ("Let there be"). The blowing of the nose of the Ancient One to the Small One, of whom the face is not established when there is no breath. Through the He he is eaten, upper He, lower He, as is written (Jeremiah 1:6) "Ahah (אהה ) Adonai God".


###### Zohar, Sifra DiTzniuta 3:9
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בְּקִיטְפוֹי דְּקַטְפִין, (צרירא) בְּרוּחָא דְּמַתְקְלִין, יה"ו. י' עִלָּאָה דְּאִתְעַטָּר בְּקִטְרָא (ס"א בעטרא) דְעַתִּיקָא, הוּא קְרוּמָא עִלָּאָה דְּאִזְדְּכַךְ וְסָתִים. הֵ"א עִלָּאָה, דְּאִתְעַטָּר בְּרוּחָא דְּנוּקְבִין דְּפַרְדַּשְׂקָא, דְּנָפִיק לְאַחֲיָיא. ו' עִלָּאָה, בּוֹצִינָא דְּקַרְדִּינוּתָא דְּאִתְעַטָּר בְּסִטְרוֹי, (ס"א בעטרוי) מִתְפַּשְּׁטָן אַתְוָון לְבָתַר, וְאִתְכְּלָלוּ בִּזְעֵירָא דְּאַפִּין. כְּמָה דְּשַׁרְיָא בְּגוּלְגֹלְתָא, אִשְׁתַּכְּחוּ מִתְפַּשְּׁטָן בְּכָל גּוּפָא, לְשַׁכְלְלָא כֹּלָּא. בַּעֲמָר נְקֵא. כַּד תָּלֵי תַּלְיָין אִלֵּין אַתְוָון. כַּד אִתְגְּלֵי לִזְעֵירָא מִתְיַישְּׁבָן בֵּיהּ אִלֵּין אַתְוָון, וְאִתְקְרֵי בְּהוֹן.

**The Zohar; London, Soncino Press, 1933:**
...With his balms of balms, (bundle) with the breath of the balances, Yod He Wav. Upper Yod, which is crowned with the knot (other reading: the crown) of the Ancient One, he/it is the upper membrane that is cleaned and closed. Upper He, which is crowned with the breath of openings of the nose, that goes out to vivify. Upper Wav, Lamp of Hardness, which is crowned with its aspects (other reading: its crowns). Letters are stretched out afterward, and are included in the Young Face. Just as the stay in the skull, they [the letters] are found stretching themselves out in the whole body, to decorate all. With clean wool. When it hangs, these letters hang. When it is revealed to the Young One, these letters are settled in him, and he is called after them.


###### Zohar, Sifra DiTzniuta 3:10
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יוֹ"ד דְּעַתִּיקָא סָתִים בְּעִטְרוֹי, בְּגִין שְׂמָאלָא אִשְׁתְּכַח ה"ה אִתְפְּתַח בְּאַחֲרָא וְאִינְקִיב בִּתְרֵין נוּקְבִין, וְאִשְׁתְּכַח בְּתִקוּנִין. וָ"ו אִתְפְּתַח בְּאַחֲרָא, דִּכְתִּיב, (שיר השירים ז׳:י׳) הוֹלֵךְ לְדוֹדִי לְמֵישָׁרִים. בְּבוּצִינָא דְּקַרְדִּינוּתָא לִמְכַסְיָא פִּתְחָא.

**The Zohar; London, Soncino Press, 1933:**
Yod of the Ancient One is closed in its crowns, because the left is found He (ה) is opened by another and is penetrated by two cavities, and is found in enhancements [tikkunim]. Wav (ו) is openend by another, as is written (Song of Songs 7:10) "Going to my beloved one to evenness", with the Lamp of Hardness to cover the opening.


###### Zohar, Sifra DiTzniuta 3:11
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ו' לְעֵילָּא ו' לְתַתָּא, ה' לְעֵילָּא ה' לְתַתָּא. י' לְעֵילָּא וּבָהּ לָא אִשְׁתָּתַּף אַחֲרָא, וְלָא סָלִיק בַּהֲדָהּ, בַּר רְמִיזָא דְּרָמִיז כַּד אִתְגַּלְּיָין תְּרֵין (באורייתא) וּמִתְחַבְּרָן בְּחַד דַּרְגָּא, חַד רִגְּשָׁא בְּגִין לְאִתְפָּרְשָׁא, ו"ד כְּלִילָן בְּיוֹ"ד וַוי כַּד אִסְתַּלָּק הַאי, וְאִתְגַּלְיָין.

**The Zohar; London, Soncino Press, 1933:**
Wav above Wav below, He above He below, Yod above and with her [the Yod above] is not combined the other one [a Yod below], and does not go out when she is present, only the allusion that is alluded [to] when two [Yods] are revealed (in the Torah) and are connected in one degree, one trembling in order to become separated, Wav Dalet are included in Yod [pronouncing the letter י, writing it in Hebrew, becomes יוד], woe when this one departs, and [they] are revealed.


###### Zohar, Sifra DiTzniuta 3:12
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אִינּוּן בּוּסְמִין דְּטִיפְסָא שְׁרִיקִין, דְּעַבְרֵי (ס"א עבד) לָא מִתְעַכְּבָא בְּדוּכְתָּא, וְהַחַיּוֹת רָצוֹא וָשׁוֹב. בְּרַח לְךָ אֶל מְקוֹמֶךָ. אִם תַּגְבִּיהַ כַּנֶּשֶׁר וְאִם בֵּין כּוֹכָבִים שִׂים קִנֶּךָ מִשָּׁם אוֹרִידְךָ.

**The Zohar; London, Soncino Press, 1933:**
These fragrances of the frame, plastered, that are passing (other reading: has made) does not wait in the place, "and the living beings running and returning" [Ezekiel 1:14]. "Run away to your place" [Numbers 24:11]. "If you build on high as an eagle and if you place your nest between the stars, from there I will make you descend [Obadiah 1:4].


###### Zohar, Sifra DiTzniuta 3:13
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וַתּוֹצֵא הָאָרֶץ דֶּשֶׁא. אֵימָתַי, כַּד שְׁמָא אִתְנְטַע. וּכְדֵין אֲוִירָא נָפִיק, וְנִצוֹצָא אִזְדָּמָן. (תיקונא קדמאה דרישא) חַד גּוּלְגַלְתָּא אִתְפָּשָּׁט בְּסִטְרוֹי, טַלָּא מָלֵּי עָלָהּ, דִּתְרֵי גְּוָונֵי.

**The Zohar; London, Soncino Press, 1933:**
"And the earth brought forth young grass" [Bereshit 1:12]. When? When the name had been planted. And so air goes out, and a spark is ready. (First tiqqun of the face) One skull is stretched out to its sides, on her [is] full dew, of two colours.


###### Zohar, Sifra DiTzniuta 3:14
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תְּלַת חַלָלִּין דְּאַתְוָון רְשִׁימִין, אִתְגַּלְּיָין בֵּיהּ. (תליתאה) אוּכָמִין (ס"א כעורבא) כְּעַרְבָאָה תַּלְיָין עַל נוּקְבִין עֲמִיקִין, דְּלָא יָכִיל לְמִשְׁמַע יְמִינָא וּשְׂמָאלָא. הָכָא חַד אָרְחָא לְעֵילָּא דָּקִיק.

**The Zohar; London, Soncino Press, 1933:**
Three spaces of incised characters [probably the characters י ו ה] are revealed in it [= the skull]. (Third [tiqqun]) Black (other reading: as a raven) as an Arab ones hang on profound cavities, [so] that it is not possible to hear right or left. Here [is] one narrow road above.


###### Zohar, Sifra DiTzniuta 3:15
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(רביעאה) מִצְחָא דְּלָא נָהִיר, קְטָטוּתָא דְּעָלְמָא. בַּר כַּד רַעֲוָא אַשְׁגַּח בֵּיהּ. (חמישאה) עַיְינִין דִּתְלַת גְּוָונֵי, לְמִרְתַּת קָמַיְיהוּ אִתְסְחָן בְּחֲלָבָא דְּנָהִיר. כְּתִיב (ישעיהו ל״ג:כ׳) עֵינֶיךָ תִרְאֶינָה יְרוּשָׁלַיִם נָוְה שַׁאֲנָן, וּכְתִיב (ישעיהו א׳:כ״א) צֶדֶק יָלִין בָּה. נָוֶה שַׁאֲנָן, עַתִּיקָא דְּסָתִים, עֵינְךָ כְּתִיב.

**The Zohar; London, Soncino Press, 1933:**
(Fourth [tiqqun]) A forehead that does not shine, disagreement of the world, except when the will gazes on it. (Fifth [tiqqun]) Eyes of three colors, to tremble before them, being bathed in milk that shines. It is written (Isaiah 33:20): "Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a carefree pasture" , and it is written (Isaiah 1:21): "Righteousness will spend the night in her". "a carefree pasture", the Ancient One who is concealed. עינך ("your eye") is written [not so in the Masoretic text, but perhaps the Zohar here invites us to read it as "your eye"].


###### Zohar, Sifra DiTzniuta 3:16
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(שתיתאה) חוֹטָמָא פַּרְצוּפָא דִּזְעֵירָא, לְאִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעָא. תְּלַת שַׁלְהוֹבִין מִתּוֹקָדִין בְּנוּקְבוֹי. (שביעאה) דַּרְגָּא עֲקִימָא, לְמִשְׁמַע טָב וּבִישׁ.

**The Zohar; London, Soncino Press, 1933:**
(Sixth [tiqqun]) The nose, the face of the Small One, to become known. Three flames burning in its cavities. (Seventh [tiqqun]) Profound degree, to hear good and evil.


###### Zohar, Sifra DiTzniuta 3:17
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כְּתִיב (ישעיהו מ״ב:ח׳) אֲנִי יְיָ' הוּא שְׁמִי. וּכְתִיב (דברים לכ) אֲנִי אֲמִית וַאֲחֲיֶּה. וּכְתִיב (ישעיהו מ״ו:ד׳) וַאֲנִי אֶשָּׂא וַאֲנִי אֶסְבּוֹל. (קל"ד ע"ב) (תהלים ק) הוּא עָשָׂנוּ וְלוֹ אֲנַחְנוּ. (איוב כ״ג:י״ג) וְהוּא בְּאֶחָד וּמִי יְשִׁיבֶנּוּ. הוּא אִקְרֵי מַאן דְּסָתִים וְלָא שְׁכִיחַ, הוּא מַאן דְּלָא אִזְדָּמָן לְעֵינָא. הוּא מַאן דְּלָא אִקְרֵי בִּשְׁמָא.

**The Zohar; London, Soncino Press, 1933:**
It is written (Isaiah 42:8): "I am HaShem, he/it (הוא) [is] my name". And it is written (Deuteronomy 32:39) "I (אני) make die and make live". And it is written (Isaiah 46:4): "And I (אני) will lift up and I (אני) will carry". (Psalms 100:3) "He (הוא) made us and for him (לו) [written (ketiv) is לא which can be translated as "not"] we (אנחנו)". (Job 23:13) "And he (הוא) is in one and who (מי) will bring him back". "He" (הוא) is someone called who is concealed and is not found, "He" (הוא) someone who is not visible for the eye, "He" (הוא) someone who is not called by name. ...


###### Zohar, Sifra DiTzniuta 3:18
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(ה"א ה"י) א' כָּלִיל (הוא') ו'. ו' כָּלִיל א' וְלָא כָּלִיל ה"ו. (ס"א ה"י) א' אָזִיל לְאָלֶף. אל"ף אָזִיל ליו"ד, יו"ד אָזִיל ליו"ד, דְּסָתִים מִכָּל סְתִימִין, דְּלָא מִתְּחַבְּרָן בֵּיהּ ו"ד. וַוי כַּד לָא נָהִיר י' בו"ד.

**The Zohar; London, Soncino Press, 1933:**
(He-Aleph He-Yod) Aleph includes (הוא "he") Wav. Wav includes Aleph and does not include He-Wav (other reading: He-Yod). Aleph goes to Aleph-Lamed-Pe. Aleph-Lamed-Pe goes to Yod-Wav-Daleth, Yod-Wav-Daleth goes to Yod-Wav-Daleth, which is the most concealed of all concealed ones, so that Wav-Daleth does not connect with him. Woe when Yod does not shine in Wav-Daleth.


###### Zohar, Sifra DiTzniuta 3:19
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כַּד אִסְתַּלָּק י' מִן ו"ד בְּחוֹבֵי עָלְמָא, עֶרְיָיתָא דְּכֹלָּא אִשְׁתְּכַח, עַל דָּא כְּתִיב (ויקרא י״ח:ח׳) עֶרְוַת אָבִיךָ לא תְגַלֵּה. וְכַד אִסְתָּלִיק יוֹ"ד מִן הֵ"א, עַל דָּא כְּתִיב וְעֶרְוַת אִמְּךָ לא תְגַלֶּה אִמְּךָ הִיא לֹא תְגַלֵּה עֶרְוָתָהּ. אִמְּךָ הִיא וַדַּאי, (משלי ב׳:ג׳) כִּי אִם לַבִּינָה תִקְרָא וְגוֹ'.

**The Zohar; London, Soncino Press, 1933:**
When Yod departs from Wav-Daleth through the sins of the world, the nakedness of all is found, on this it is written (Leviticus 18:7) "the nakedness of your father [...] you shall not reveal". And when Yod-Wav-Daleth departs from He-Aleph, on this it is written "the nakedness of your mother you shall not reveal, she is your mother, you shall not reveal her nakedness". Your mother she is for sure, (Proverbs 2:3) "because you will call Understanding (Bina) "mother" (אם) etc".