Ohr Ne'erav, PART VII, Letter Vav

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ו׳‎ בראש תיבה, מורה על התפארת, כענין ואני, ת״ת ומלכות:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Vav (the letter). At the beginning of a word it indicates Tiferet. Thus V’ani (“And I”) [indicates] Tiferet and Malkhut.

וה׳‎ – הוא ובית דינו:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Vh. He and His court.

והו – תפארת:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Vhu. Tiferet.

וי – תפארת מסלק הברכות מיסוד אליו:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Vay (“Woe”). Tiferet removing the blessings from Yesod to him.

ויהי – מצד הגבורה:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Vayehi (“And it came to pass”). From the side of Gevurah.

וילון – מלכות:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Vilon (“Curtain”). Malkhut.

ועד – בינה שהיא מקבצת הספירות:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Va’ad (“Assembly”). Binah, for she assembles the sefirot.

ושט – כחות תחת המלכות נקראים אישים:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah, Annotated trans. of Or ne'erav, Ira Robinson, 1994.

Veset (“Period”). The powers under Malkhut which are called *Ishim.*¹³ Hilkhot Yesodei ha-Torah 2:7.

footnotes: ¹³ Ishim is the lowest order of angels. Cf. Maimonides, Mishneh Torah