Gematria - Sepher Sapphires Volume 1.pdf

111.317 ReshNun, Sun (Resh) in Scorpio (Nun).
W a great light. In Isaiah 9:2: "The
people that walked in darkness have seen a great
light."
P?llS=I by or through Abraham, for the sake
of Abraham. The Zohar says that "it is Abraham
who hath established the ends of the earth."
Abraham refers to the 4th Sephirah (Chesed). His
birthplace, Ur, is the same as m, Flame, Light,
thus relating him to the creative aspect of the
Life-power. see 248.
"According to another view, the holy one,
blessed be he, took 'B and joined it to D ~N, so
that there was shaped P'ihN; similarly he took
Z3 and joined it to 13N and there was shaped
And thus he made the world unfold
itself, and made the name complete, as it had not
been hitherto. This is meant by the verse 'these
are the generations (i.e. unflodings) of the
heaven and of the earth PmaNa (when they
were created). That is, the whole creation was in
suspense until the name of Abraham was created,
and as soon as the name of Abraham was
completed the sacred name was completed along
with it; as it says further, 'in the day that the Lord
God made Earth and Heaven."' [Zohar I: 4B-5A,
pp. 14-15]
PM3" When they were created. In Genesis
2:4: "These are the generations of the heavens
and of the earth when they were created." This
may be read am3 9 (Beh bawreahm), "with
(or by) Heh (DZ), he created them, Pm3, or
"He created them with Heh." Heh is raised as if
to hint that it represents the second Heh of m,
which is always called "the upper, or superior
Heh." This corresponds to the Sephirah Binah, to
the element Water, and Briah, the creative world.
In the Massoretic Hebrew text of this passage the
letter Heh is always written smaller than the
others in this word.
I. The Zohar [I:25A] says: "It is in this way that
God created worlds and destroyed them, viz.
those who do not keep the precepts of this law;
not that he destroys his own works, as some
fancy. For why indeed, should he destroy his
sons, of whom it is written: behibar'am (when
they were created) in this passage, which may be
analyzed into behe'beraam, 'He created them by
means of Heh.' (symbolizing the attributed of
mercy)?"
11. The Rabbinical Hebrew, 13N, ayber, signifies
"limb, part, organ, wing, pinion." 138, awbare,
means: to be strong, hard. Hence "Pillar of
Fruitfulness," associated with Yesod. The
symbolism is phallic, but they who materialize it,
and on this account reject it, are in error. see 248,
8 10, 5000, 26,4, 14, 104.
PtTl south, south wind. Understood to mean
both south and midday, because at noon the sun
is in the south. It also refers to Chesed, which
corresponds to the same ideas as Abraham. As an
adjective, dawroom means: attacked or killed by
wild beasts or birds of prey. Suggest Leo (Key 8)
and Scorpio (Key 13).
dwelling, compartment, habitation.
Creation takes place in the dwelling of the vital
soul (Y esod).
o'B~w V 5~ Living God of Ages. Refers to
Yesod. Whose divine name is "Almighty Living
God". see 810.
13 A candle, lamp, light. As a figure of speech,
hope, prosperity. In the Hebrew text of Exodus
34:7, the first word begins with Nun written
larger than the other letters, thus %I, and the
14th verse of the same chapter, the fifth word in
the Hebrew text (m, translated "other" in the
authorized version) ends with an extra large
Resh, as shown here. Qabalists say that these two
large letter, because they form the word 12, light,
are so written to show that in the section of the
text they mark off is to be found the light which
is intimated. This is all has to do with the
covenant between Israel and Tetragrammaton,
and he who understands the real inner meaning
of that ma, Beriyth, is one who has grasped
the inner meaning of the 30th Path of Wisdom.
Note letters 13 corresponding to Keys 13 and 19.
The power which results in illumination is
related to Nun. The consequence of its right
direction in the Great Work is related to Resh.
see 5 10,90,640, 53,200,260,920.
In Jeremiah 25:10 "Moreover I will take form
them the voice of mirth and the voice of