34. We have learned that this river gave forth deep streams, WHICH REPRESENT THE THREE SFIROT - CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET OF ZEIR ANPIN - with the anointing oil to replenish the Garden of Eden, WHICH IS MALCHUT, and water the trees and plants, NAMELY THE SFIROT OF MALCHUT. Of this, it is written, "The trees of Hashem have their fill; the cedars of Lebanon, which He has planted" (Tehilim 104:16). These streams, NAMELY CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET, flow and continue on and join two pillars that the Baraithas refer to as Yachin and Boaz, NAMELY NETZACH AND HOD. These NAMES are appropriate. From there, NETZACH AND HOD come out all these streams, NAMELY CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET, and rest in a certain level referred to as Righteous, NAMELY YESOD, as it is written, "But the righteous is an everlasting foundation (Heb. yesod)" (Mishlei 10:25). All together they join in that level referred to as "sea" that is the sea of wisdom, NAMELY MALCHUT. This is the meaning of the verse, "All the rivers run into the sea" (Kohelet 1:7).
34. וְתָאנָא, הַהוּא נָהָר אַפִּיק נַחֲלִין עֲמִיקִין, בִּמְשַׁח רְבוּת, לְאַשְׁקָאָה גִּנְתָּא, וּלְרַוָּואָה אִילָנִין וּנְטִיעִין, דִּכְתִּיב יִשְׂבְּעוּ עֲצֵי יְיָ' אַרְזֵי לְבָנוֹן אֲשֶׁר נָטָע, וְאִינּוּן נַחֲלִין, נַגְדִּין וְאִתְמַשְּׁכָן וּמִתְכַּנְּשִׁין בִּתְרֵין סַמְכִין וְאִינּוּן בִּרְיָיתֵי קָרֵינָן לְהוּ, יָכִי"ן וּבוֹעַ"ז, וְשַׁפִּיר. וּמִתַּמָּן נָפְקִין כָּל אִינּוּן נַחֲלִין, וְשַׁרְיָין לוֹן בְּחַד דַּרְגָּא דְּאִקְרֵי צַדִּיק, דִּכְתִּיב, וְצַדִיק יְסוֹד עוֹלָם. וְכֻלְּהוּ אַזְלִין וּמִתְכַּנְּשִׁין לְהַהוּא אֲתַר דְּאִקְרֵי יָם, וְהוּא יַמָּא דְּחָכְמְתָא, הה"ד, כָּל הַנְּחָלִים הוֹלְכִים אֶל הַיָּם וְגוֹ.'
282. "For he knew not that she was his daughter in law (Heb. kalah)" (Ibid.), MEANING the destruction (Heb. kelayah) of the world, as translated into Aramaic, WHICH MEANS THAT HE DID NOT KNOW SHE WAS DESTROYING THE WORLD, as kalah is derived from kelayah. Why did he not know? Because she welcomed him so as to receive from him. She came there to be alleviate and bestow mercy upon the world. ANOTHER EXPLANATION FOR, "She was his daughter in law" is literally a bride (Heb. kalah), as it is written, "My bride (Heb. kalah), with me from Lebanon" (Shir Hashirim 4:8).
282. כִּי לֹא יָדַע כִּי כַלָּתוֹ הִיא. כִּי כַלָּתוֹ הִיא דְּעָלְמָא, מְתַרְגְּמִינָן אֲרִי שֵצַיְיתָא דְּעָלְמָא הִיא. מַאי טַעֲמָא לָא יָדַע. בְּגִין דְּהָא מְנַהֲרָן אַנְפָּהָא, לְקַבְּלָא מִנֵּיהּ, וְאִזְדַּמְּנָא לְאִתְבַּסְּמָא וּלְרַחֲמָא עָלְמָא ד"א כִּי כַלָּתוֹ הִיא, דָּא כַּלָּה מַמָּשׁ, דִּכְתִּיב אִתִּי מִלְּבָנוֹן כַּלָּה.
318. HE ANSWERS: Since it is written "apple tree," IT TURNS OUT she is lauding him in every manner, with color, fragrance and with taste. Just as the apple is a cure-all also the Holy One, blessed be He, is a cure for all. Just as apple appears in colors - as we established, IT HAS WHITE, RED, GREEN - so does the Holy One, blessed be He, appear in supernal colors - NAMELY CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET THAT ARE THE SECRET OF WHITE, RED AND GREEN. As the apple tree has a fine fragrance MORE than other trees, so about the Holy One, blessed be He, it is written, "And His fragrance like the Lebanon" (Hoshea 14:7). Just as the apple's taste is sweet, so also is the Holy One's, blessed be He, as it is written, "His mouth is most sweet" (Shir Hashirim 5:16).
318. אֲבָל הוֹאִיל וּכְתִיב תַּפּוּחַ, בְּכֺלָּא הִיא מְשַׁבַּחַת לֵיהּ, בִּגְוָונִין, בְּרֵיחָא, וּבְטַעְמָא. מַה תַּפּוּחַ הוּא אַסוּותָא לְכֺלָּא, אוּף קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אַסוּותָא לְכֺלָּא. מַה תַּפּוּחַ אִשְׁתְּכַח בִּגְוָונֵי, כְּמָה דְּאוֹקִימְנָא, אוּף קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אִשְׁתְּכַח בִּגְוָונִין עִלָּאִין. מַה תַּפּוּחַ אִית בֵּיהּ רוּחָא דָּקִיק מִכָּל שְׁאָר אִילָנֵי, אוּף קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא כְּתִיב בֵּיהּ וְרֵיחַ לוֹ כַּלְּבָנוֹן. מַה תַּפּוּחַ טַעְמֵיהּ מְתִיקָא, אוּף קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא כְּתִיב בֵּיהּ חִכּוֹ מַמְתַּקִּים.