Ab Partzuf (Kabbalah)

“Ab (or ayin-bet) of Adam Kadmon,” or “Havaya of Ab of Adam Kadmon,” is the name of the second partzuf of the world of Adam Kadmon. This partzuf is born from the first partzuf, called gulgalta. It is also called “partzuf of Ḥokhma of Adam Kadmon,” because it is the embodiment of Ḥokhma in this world. The name Ab stems from the Tetragrammaton, the four-letter name of God, as follows: In each level of reality, the four-letter name of God, also referred to as Havaya, is revealed in a unique manner to that level. This is expressed through the numerical value of the letters of the name, when it is written out in full – that is, when each letter of the name is spelled out as a word on its own. The numerical value of the name of Havaya that is unique to the level of Ḥokhma is ayin-bet, or 72. This number is derived from writing out the name of Havaya by filling out the letters as follows: yod (yod-vav-dalet), heh (heh-yod), vav (vav-yod-vav), heh (heh-yod) (where the value of the letters is: yod=10; vav=6; dalet=4; heh=5).