9. That SUPERNAL point, WHICH IS ARICH ANPIN, sowed inside the chamber - WHICH IS YISRAEL-SABA AND TEVUNAH - the secret of the three vowels: Cholam, Shuruk and Chirik. So they are combined into one secret, a Voice that emerges from the joining OF THE THREE VOWELS. When THE VOICE came forth, its female counterpart came with it. She included all the letters as it is written: "the heaven" (Beresheet 1:1); that is, the voice and its Female principle. This voice, which is THE SECRET OF the heaven, is the last NAME OF Eheyeh, which is the brightness that contains all the letters and colors in this manner.

38. The right enters into that perfected pillar in the middle, where it is included with the secret of the left; NAMELY, CHESED OF ZEIR ANPIN, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES HIS GVURAH AND ENTERS HIS CENTRAL COLUMN, WHICH IS TIFERET. Then ZEIR ANPIN rises up to the primal point, WHICH IS ARICH ANPIN, and takes and possesses there, IN ARICH ANPIN, MOCHIN, WHICH ARE a thing based on THE SECRET OF the three vowels - Cholam, Shuruk and Chirik - which are called holy seed. For no seed can be sown FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE MOCHIN except according to this secret. All, REFERRING TO THE ILLUMINATION OF THE THREE VOWELS, were united in the central pillar, WHICH IS TIFERET, and it emanated the foundation (Yesod) of the world. Because of this, YESOD is called all, because it holds on to all, NAMELY THE ILLUMINATION OF ALL THREE COLUMNS by the light of passion. IN OTHER WORDS, BECAUSE OF THE DESIRE OF THE LEFT FOR THE LIGHT OF THE RIGHT, YESOD RECONCILES THE LEFT WITH THE RIGHT AND UNITES THEM. AND BECAUSE THE CENTRAL COLUMN ACQUIRES THEM, THAT COLUMN ATTAINS BOTH OF THEM AND BESTOWS THEM BOTH ON YESOD.

211. Corresponding to Revi'a INTONATION, which rises IN THE INTONATION, there is the Cholam AMONG THE VOWELS, WHICH IS ALSO CHESED. The Sh'varim, OR THE TEVIR OF THE INTONATION, is equivalent to the VOWEL Sheva. In PRONOUNCING this, REVI'A, one should raise his voice and in PRONOUNCING the other, REFERRING TO THE TEVIR, WHICH IS GVURAH, one should lower his voice. Because of this, it is CALLED Sh'varim (DERIVED FROM THE HEB. FOR 'BREAK') AS THE VOICE SHOULD BE LOWERED (LIT. 'BROKEN'). This is done in secret, as it is written of the lower Shechinah: "But her voice was not heard" (I Shmuel 1:13). T'ruah is THE SECRET OF THE CENTRAL COLUMN, WHICH IS CALLED Shalshelet. THIS IS ALSO THE SECRET OF THE YUD, LOCATED BETWEEN THE TWO MEM'S OF "FORTY DAYS AND FORTY NIGHTS." THIS IS THE SECRET OF SEGOLTA AMONG THE INTONATIONS.

212. The Revi'i OF THE CANTILLATION MARKS is for raising the voice, the Tevir of the cantillation marks is for lowering the pitch. Shalshelet holds to the two Columns like a chain AND JOINS THEM TO EACH OTHER. It is like the Revi'i, with which one prolongs the word WITH MELODY. It is a vowel like the Cholam. There is no vowel AMONG THE POINTS that does not have a corresponding cantillation mark. For example, the vowel Segol corresponds to the Segolta intonation, the vowel Sheva corresponds to the intonation Zakef Gadol. There is always a vowel corresponding to a cantillation mark for all those who know the hidden secrets.

213. RABBI SHIMON said: Zarka, Makaf, Shofar Holech, Segolta. The vowel to the right, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF THE VOWEL OF CHOLAM AND CHESED, is 'Hashem reigns'. The vowel to the left, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF THE SHURUK OR SHEVA AND GVURAH, is 'Hashem reigned.' The vowel in the middle, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF THE VOWEL CHIRIK, TIFERET, is 'Hashem shall reign.' Rabbi Acha said: 'Hashem reigns' is the supernal world, 'Hashem reigned' is Tiferet and 'Hashem shall reign' is the Ark of the Covenant.