“Height” refers to a characteristic of the returning light, which reaches a certain height when it ascends as a result of the fusion through collision of the supernal light against the partition. What determines the height that the returning light reaches is the intensity of the repulsion of the supernal light by the partition of the created entity. The measurement of these dimensions of height is expressed in different ways. One way is by marking the highest sefira of a given level. An example would be a level that is the height of Bina, or alternatively, a structure that is the height of the second level (another term for Bina). Another way to express this idea is according to the amount of soul lights that have become contained within the particular level, which are called nefesh, ruaḥ, neshama, ḥaya, and yeḥida. For example, a “small height” is a level that contains only the light of nefesh. In comparison, a level that also contains the light of ruaḥ is considered “taller.” A third way of expressing this concept is according to the nature of the light itself that is contained within the particular level. For example, a column with a “height of hassadim” indicates that the nature of the light in that context is the light of giving.
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