Editing Shem M"ah (section)

== In the Worlds ==
The divine influence from Shem M"ah functions as a revelation of light, where the created being feels its source, and therefore it is always in a state of "ratzo" (running) and withdrawal to be included within it (unlike Shem Ba"n where the influence is in a manner of distance from the source). This is the reason that beings formed from Shem M"ah are more elevated, feeling and desiring to be included in their source.

Therefore, this name belongs to the world of Atzilut. This name is called "Adam" (man), in relation to Shem Ba"n which resides in the worlds of Biya and is called "Behemah" (animal).

And specifically, it relates to the lights in the Sefirot (as opposed to the vessels which are from Shem Ba"n); to the Sefirah of Chochmah (in contrast to the Sefirah of Binah which is from Shem Ba"n); to the six emotional attributes of Atzilut, Ze'ir Anpin (as opposed to the Nukva, the Sefirah of Malchut, which is from Shem Ba"n).

Shem M"ah is also from the term "mah" meaning "what" and nullification (as in the verse "v'nachnu mah" - "and what are we"), meaning that it is in a state of complete nullification and therefore no external forces can derive nourishment from it (unlike Shem Ba"n, from which external forces can potentially derive nourishment).