In Egypt, Da’as was in exile, for the generation of Moses was the mystery of Da’as. Therefore, speech was also in exile; for it is known that “‘saying’ is done quietly, ‘speech’ is out loud.”⁴ refers to whispered speech, whereas the word dibur refers to words spoken with force. In Egypt, the dibur was in exile, thus the Jewish people did not have the power to connect to G‑d through words of prayer. Likewise, the Shechinah, representing the Divine speech, was concealed. The process of the exodus entailed returning the power of speech to the nation, which culminated in the Song of the Red Sea. Thus, when a person’s Da’as is in exile in the evil inclination, which is the force of constriction,⁵, is from the word metzer, which means a narrow place, and the force of limitation. he is in the Egyptian exile. Toldos Yaakov Yosef, p. 95a

footnotes: ⁴ The word amirah ⁵ The word for Egypt, Mitzrayim