Mah and Ban of Adam Kadmon (Kabbalah)

Mah (or mem-heh) of Adam Kadmon is the name of the fourth partzuf of the world of Adam Kadmon. This partzuf is born from the partzuf of Sag of Adam Kadmon and is the embodiment of Tiferet or Ze’er Anpin in the world of Adam Kadmon. The name Mah stems from the Tetragrammaton, the four-letter name of God, as follows: In each level of reality, the name of God, also referred to as the name of 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 Ze’er Anpin is mem-heh, or 45. This number results when the letters of the name are written as follows: Yod (yod-vav-dalet), heh (heh-alef), vav (vav-alef-vav), heh (heh-alef) (yod=10; vav=6; dalet=4; heh=5; alef=1). Ban (or bet-nun) of Adam Kadmon is the name of the fourth partzuf of the world of Adam KadmonThis partzuf is born from the partzuf of Mah of Adam Kadmon and embodies Malkhut in the world of Adam Kadmon. The name Ban stems from the Tetragrammaton, the four-letter name of God, as follows: In each level of reality, the name of God, also referred to as the name of 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 is spelled out as a word on its own. The numerical value of the name of Havaya that is unique to the level of Malkhut is bet-nun, or 52, when it is written as follows: Yod (yod-vav-dalet), heh (heh-heh), vav (vav-vav), heh (heh-heh) (yod=10; vav=6; dalet=4; heh=5).