Editing Sefiras HaChochma (section)

==== Chochma Tata'ah ====
Pnimius HaChochma is bitul, koach mah, therefore Chochma Tata'ah is the lower bitul. This bitul is called bitul hayesh, and it is the revelation that existence does not exist through its own power but only through Hashem's constant creation.

In the world of Atzilus, Chochma Tata'ah is the Chochma through which Hashem rules over the worlds, and through it Hashem's unity is revealed in the worlds of Briah, Yetzira and Asiya, down to the lowest levels. The general role of Sefiras HaMalchus is to rule over the worlds and illuminate them with the light of Atzilus. The point of Chochma within Malchus specifically is the power to draw down the bitul, the Pnimius HaChochma from Atzilus to the separate worlds. "Kulam b'Chochma asisa" refers to the Chochma of nature, Chochma Tata'ah, and according to this Chochma, Malchus distributes influence and life force to each creation in measure.

In the human soul, Chochma Tata'ah is the wisdom of how to speak and behave outwardly. The power of Malchus in the soul is the power of expression, meaning to know how to express the inner soul outwardly. The Chochma of speech is how to make speech a vessel for expression that is nullified to the inner soul rather than making external speech primary. Similarly, the power of Malchus is the soul's power to lead. The Chochma of leadership is how to lead externally according to the inner "lev melachim ein cheker."