Introduction to Sulam Commentary 59

נט. וחוץ מזה נחלק כל פרצוף לשלש ראשונות ושבע תחתונות. ונמצא שיש דכר ונוקבא בשלש ראשונות של הפרצוף, ויש דכר ונוקבא בשבע תחתונות של הפרצוף. לפיכך יצאו בכל פרצוף ארבעה פרצופין. ושני פרצופי שלש ראשונות של הכתר נקראים 'עתיק ו'נוקבא', שעתיק הוא מ"ה והנוקבא היא ב"ן. ושני פרצופי שבע תחתונות דכתר, נקראים 'אריך אנפין' ו'נוקבא'. שאריך אנפין הוא מ"ה, והנוקבא היא ב"ן. ושני פרצופי שלש ראשונות דבינה נקראים 'או"א עלאין'. ושני פרצופי שבע תחתונות דבינה נקראים ישסו"ת. ושני פרצופי שלש ראשונות דזו"ן נקראים 'זו"ן הגדולים'. ושני פרצופי שבע תחתונות שבזו"ן נקראים 'זו"ן הקטנים'. 59. In addition, each partzuf of Atzilut and downward divides into the first three and the lower seven.¹⁴¹This structural divide was already mentioned in sections 41-43 above. See those sections for an example of the first three of Bina of Arikh Anpin and the lower seven, forming Abba and Imma Ila’in and Yisrael Sabba and Tevuna. Thus, there are male and female components in the first three sefirot of the partzuf, and there are male and female in the lower seven sefirot of the partzuf. Therefore, from each partzuf of Nekudim emerged four partzufim of Atzilut. The two partzufim of the first three of Keter of Atzilut are called Atik and Nukba, where Atik is Mah and Nukba is Ban.¹⁴²As mentioned above, Atik, the “first three” of the Keter of Atzilut, represents the aspect of Keter that is connected to the level above. Arikh Anpin, the “lower seven” of Keter, represents the embodiment of the light of the first three in the lower level. In this way, a partzuf of Keter, like the sefira of Keter, acts as a bridge between a between two vertically adjacent levels. The two partzufim of the lower seven of Keter are called Arikh Anpin and Nukba, with Arikh Anpin being Mah and Nukba being Ban. The two partzufim of the first three of Bina are called Abba and Imma Ila’in.¹⁴³See sections 41 – 43 and the footnotes there for a fuller explanation of this structure. The two partzufim of the lower seven of Bina are called Yisrael Sabba and Tevuna. The two partzufim of the first three of Ze’er Anpin and Nukba are called the “big” Ze’er Anpin and Nukba, and the two partzufim of the lower seven in Ze’er Anpin and Nukba are called the “small” Ze’er Anpin and Nukba.