The Name of Havaya: Difference between revisions

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== In Relation to the Name Elokim ==

The names Havaya and Elokim are in the aspects of kindness and judgment, respectively. As it says, "The sun and shield are Havaya Elokim" since the name Elokim is in the aspect of a shield and sheath that conceals and covers the light of the name Havaya, which is superior to it.

The names Havaya and Elokim are in the aspects of kindness and judgment, respectively. As it says, "The sun and shield are Havaya Elokim<ref>(Psalms 84:12</ref>" since the name Elokim is in the aspect of a shield and sheath that conceals and covers the light of the name Havaya, which is superior to it.

Therefore, the Sefirah of Malchut is in the aspect of the name Elokim, compared to Tiferet which is in the aspect of the name Havaya.

== Its Four Letters ==

The name Havaya is called by our Sages "the name of four letters," indicating that the essence of the name is connected to its composition of the four letters Yud-Hey-Vav-Hey.

The name Havaya is called by our Sages "the name of four letters<ref>Mesechet Sofrim Chapter 2; Kiddushin 71a; Bava Batra 166b; Sanhedrin 60a; Yalkut Shimoni Shemot 3, 171.</ref>," indicating that the essence of the name is connected to its composition of the four letters Yud-Hey-Vav-Hey.

==== The Meaning of Its Letters ====

The literal meaning of the name Havaya is the language of continuous creation, where "hayah" (was) serves as a language of continuous action—as in the verse "thus did Job all the days." The four letters of the name Havaya are four stages of creation from nothing to something, from the infinite to limited reality. The shape of the letter Yud is like a point, and therefore it indicates contraction. The shape of the letter Hey is a form of expansion in three dimensions—length, width, and depth. The shape of the letter Vav is a descending line and alludes to the drawing down of light from above to below.

The literal meaning of the name Havaya is the language of continuous creation, where "hayah" (was) serves as a language of continuous action—as in the verse "thus did Job all the days<ref>Job 1:5</ref><ref>Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmunah - Chapter 4</ref>." The four letters of the name Havaya are four stages of creation from nothing to something, from the infinite to limited reality. The shape of the letter Yud is like a point, and therefore it indicates contraction. The shape of the letter Hey is a form of expansion in three dimensions—length, width, and depth<ref>The right leg of the letter Hei corresponds to the expansion in length. The roof of the letter corresponds to the expansion in width. The left leg - which is disconnected from the roof, and its shape is like a point - corresponds to the expansion in depth (the shape of the point indicates a line extending into the parchment, when viewed from above). For an example and explanation about the nature of length, width, and depth in the intellectual faculties of the soul, see the beginning of Shaar HaYichud by the Mitteler Rebbe.</ref>. The shape of the letter Vav is a descending line and alludes to the drawing down of light from above to below.

The four stages of creation are: contraction, expansion, extension, and expansion.

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* The name Havaya with the vowels of Elokim

* Matzpatz

[[Category:Concepts in Chassidus]]

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 == In Relation to the Name Elokim ==
-The names Havaya and Elokim are in the aspects of kindness and judgment, respectively. As it says, "The sun and shield are Havaya Elokim" since the name Elokim is in the aspect of a shield and sheath that conceals and covers the light of the name Havaya, which is superior to it.
+The names Havaya and Elokim are in the aspects of kindness and judgment, respectively. As it says, "The sun and shield are Havaya Elokim<ref>(Psalms 84:12</ref>" since the name Elokim is in the aspect of a shield and sheath that conceals and covers the light of the name Havaya, which is superior to it.
 Therefore, the Sefirah of Malchut is in the aspect of the name Elokim, compared to Tiferet which is in the aspect of the name Havaya.
 == Its Four Letters ==
-The name Havaya is called by our Sages "the name of four letters," indicating that the essence of the name is connected to its composition of the four letters Yud-Hey-Vav-Hey.
+The name Havaya is called by our Sages "the name of four letters<ref>Mesechet Sofrim Chapter 2; Kiddushin 71a; Bava Batra 166b; Sanhedrin 60a; Yalkut Shimoni Shemot 3, 171.</ref>," indicating that the essence of the name is connected to its composition of the four letters Yud-Hey-Vav-Hey.
 ==== The Meaning of Its Letters ====
-The literal meaning of the name Havaya is the language of continuous creation, where "hayah" (was) serves as a language of continuous action—as in the verse "thus did Job all the days." The four letters of the name Havaya are four stages of creation from nothing to something, from the infinite to limited reality. The shape of the letter Yud is like a point, and therefore it indicates contraction. The shape of the letter Hey is a form of expansion in three dimensions—length, width, and depth. The shape of the letter Vav is a descending line and alludes to the drawing down of light from above to below.
+The literal meaning of the name Havaya is the language of continuous creation, where "hayah" (was) serves as a language of continuous action—as in the verse "thus did Job all the days<ref>Job 1:5</ref><ref>Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmunah - Chapter 4</ref>." The four letters of the name Havaya are four stages of creation from nothing to something, from the infinite to limited reality. The shape of the letter Yud is like a point, and therefore it indicates contraction. The shape of the letter Hey is a form of expansion in three dimensions—length, width, and depth<ref>The right leg of the letter Hei corresponds to the expansion in length. The roof of the letter corresponds to the expansion in width. The left leg - which is disconnected from the roof, and its shape is like a point - corresponds to the expansion in depth (the shape of the point indicates a line extending into the parchment, when viewed from above). For an example and explanation about the nature of length, width, and depth in the intellectual faculties of the soul, see the beginning of Shaar HaYichud by the Mitteler Rebbe.</ref>. The shape of the letter Vav is a descending line and alludes to the drawing down of light from above to below.
 The four stages of creation are: contraction, expansion, extension, and expansion.
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 * The name Havaya with the vowels of Elokim
 * Matzpatz
+[[Category:Concepts in Chassidus]]
+[[Category:The Names Of Hashem]]