Idra Raba: Chapter 32

The nine Corrections (formations) of the beard of Zeir Anpin

Synopsis

Rabbi Shimon says that the beard is not mentioned in scripture because the most precious and concealed of all things are not revealed. The beard is the most valuable part of the entire countenance, its perfection and beauty. When the holy anointing oil drips from the beard of the holy Atika it drips upon the beard of Zeir Anpin, which gets established in nine Corrections (formations), and from which the 22 letters of the Torah emerge. Rabbi Shimon describes all nine Corrections (formations) of the black hair of the beard.

Angels Beard Chariot Curtain Heart World to Come, The Zeir Anpin

247. We have learned that Rabbi Shimon said: I invoke as a witness the sky above and all those who are standing above us, MEANING ALL THE CHARIOTS AND ENCAMPMENTS OF THE ANGELS, that these matters rejoice in all the worlds. These matters are rejoicing in my heart and are hiding and ascending in the uppermost curtain that is extended over us. The most Ancient of all, who is concealed and sealed of all, hides them. When I began to speak, the friends did not know that all these holy matters are inspired here. Praised is the lot of the friends that are here. Praised is my lot with you in this world and in the World to Come.

247. תָּאנָא, אר"ש, אַסְהַדְנָא עָלַי שְׁמַיָא, וּלְכָל אִלֵּין דְּעָלָנָא קַיְימִין. דְּחַדָּאן מִלִּין אִלֵּין, בְּכֻלְּהוּ עָלְמִין. וְחַדָּאן בְּלִבָּאִי מִלָּי, וּבְגוֹ פָּרוֹכְתָּא עִלָּאָה דִּפְרִיסָא עֲלָנָא, מִתְטַמְּרִין, וְסַלְּקִין, וְגָנִיז לְהוּ עַתִּיקָא דְּכֹלָּא, גָּנִיז וְסָתִים מִכֹּלָּא. וְכַד שָׁרֵינָא לְמַלְּלָא, לָא הֲווֹ יַדְעִין חַבְרַיָּא, דְּכָל הָנֵי מִלִּין קַדִּישִׁין מִתְעָרִין הָכָא. זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵיכוֹן חַבְרַיָּיא דְּהָכָא. וְזַכָּאָה חוּלָקִי עִמְּכוֹן, בְּעָלְמָא דֵּין וּבְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי.

Elim Holy Name Righteous Tree Tree of Life World to Come, The Zeir Anpin

248. Rabbi Shimon opened the discussion with the verse: "But you that did cleave to Hashem your Elohim... " (Devarim 4:4). Who is a Holy Nation like Yisrael, that it is written of them: "Happy are you, O Yisrael: who is like to you" (Devarim 33:29), and: "Who is like you, Hashem, among the Elim" (Shemot 15:11). For their adherence is to the Holy Name in this world, and in the World to Come even more than here IN THIS WORLD, since there they are not separated from the bond into which the righteous are tied, MEANING THE BUNDLE OF LIFE, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF MALCHUT THAT IS BOUND IN THE TREE OF LIFE THAT IS ZEIR ANPIN. This is why it is written: "But you that did cleave to Hashem" instead of: 'did cleave towards Hashem,' but actually "to Hashem."

248. פָּתַח ר"ש וְאָמַר, וְאַתֶּם הַדְּבֵקִים בַּיְיָ' אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וְגוֹ.' מַאן עַמָּא קַדִּישָׁא כְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, דִּכְתִּיב בֹּהוּ אַשְׁרֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל מִי כָמוֹךָ, דִּכְתִיב מִי כָמֹכָה בָּאֵלִם יְיָ' מִשּׁוּם דְּאִתְדַּבְּקוּתָא דִּלְהוֹן הוּא בִּשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא בְּעָלְמָא דִּין. וּבְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי יַתִּיר מֵהָכָא. דְּהָתָם לָא מִתְפָּרְשָׁן מִנֵּיהּ, מֵהַהוּא צְרוֹרָא דִּצְרִירִין בֵּיהּ צַדִּיקַיָּא, הה"ד וְאַתֶּם הַדְּבֵקִים בַּיְיָ,' וְלָא כְּתִיב הַדְּבֵקִים לַיְיָ,' אֶלָּא בַּיְיָ' מַמָּשׁ.

Anointment Atika Kadisha Beard Flow Hebrew Letters Oil Thirteen Torah Zeir Anpin

249. We have learned that when the holy anointing oil descends upon the beard of Zeir Anpin from the precious beard of the uppermost of the holy Atik, who is hidden and concealed from everyone, the beard of Zeir Anpin is established in nine Corrections (formations). During the time that the precious beard of the most Ancient among the ancient illuminates within this beard of Zeir Anpin, thirteen springs flow from the uppermost oil into the beard OF ZEIR ANPIN, and 22 Corrections (formations) prevail in it. From it flow the 22 letters of the Torah.

249. תָּאנָא, כַּד נָחִית מִן דִּיקְנָא יַקִּירָא עִלָּאָה, דְּעַתִּיקָא קַדִּישָׁא, סָתִים וְטָמִיר מִכֹּלָּא, מִשְׁחָא דִּרְבוּת קַדִּישָׁא, לְדִיקְנָא דִּזְעֵיר אַפִּין. אִתְתָּקַּן דִּיקְנָא דִּילֵיהּ, בְּתִשְׁעָה תִּקּוּנִין. וּבְשַׁעֲתָא דְּנָהִיר דִּיקְנָא יַקִּירָא דְּעַתִּיקָא דְּעַתִּיקִין, בְּהַאי דִּיקְנָא דִּזְעֵיר אַפִּין, נַגְדִּין תְּלֵיסַר מַבּוּעִין דְּמִשְׁחָא עִלָּאָה, בְּהַאי דִּיקְנָא. וּמִשְׁתַּכְחִין בֵּיהּ, עֶשְׂרִין וּתְרֵין תִּקּוּנִין. וּמִנֵּיהּ נַגְדִּין, עֶשְׂרִין וּתְרֵין אַתְוָון דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא קַדִּישָׁא.

Beard Ears Fragrance Hair Hidden Book (Safra De'tzniuta) Offering Praise Solomon Spices Zeir Anpin

250. You might say that the beard is not mentioned anywhere and Solomon mentioned only "his cheeks" (Shir Hashirim 5:13), BUT DOES NOT SAY BEARD. HE REPLIES: So we have learned in the hidden book that everything that is hidden and concealed is neither mentioned nor revealed. This thing, THE BEARD, is uppermost and most precious of all. It is hidden and concealed since the beard is the praise and the most valued feature of the entire countenance; therefore, the scripture concealed it and did not reveal it. We have learned that this beard, which is the perfection of the countenance and the beauty of Zeir Anpin, starts out from his ears and drops and ascends and covers with an offering of fragrance. What is this offering of fragrance? It is as it says: "His cheeks are like a bed of spices" (Ibid.). With nine Corrections (formations), this beard of Zeir Anpin was established with black hair all shaped in a beautiful arrangement like a valiant, beautiful and mighty man, as it is written: "Excellent as the cedars" (Ibid. 15).

250. וְאֵ"ת דִּיקְנָא לָא אִשְׁתְּכַח, וְלֹא אָמַר שְׁלֹמֹה אֶלָּא לְחָיָיו. אֶלָּא הָכִי תָּאנָא בִּצְנִיעוּתָא דְּסִפְרָא, כָּל מַה דְּאַטְמָר וְגָנִיז, וְלָא אִדְכַּר וְלָא אִתְגַּלְיָיא. הַהוּא מִלָּה הֲוֵי עִלָּאָה וְיַקִּירָא מִכֹּלָּא, ובג"ד הוּא סָתִים וְגָנִיז. וְדִיקְנָא מִשּׁוּם דְּהוּא שְׁבָחָא וּשְׁלֵימוּתָא, וְיַקִירוּתָא מִכָּל פַּרְצוּפָא, גַּנְזֵיהּ קְרָא, וְלָא אִתְגַּלְיָיא. וְתָאנָא, הַאי דִּיקְנָא דְּאִיהוּ שְׁלֵימוּתָא דְּפַרְצוּפָא וְשַׁפִּירוּתָא דִּזְעֵיר אַפִּין, נָפִיק מֵאוּדְנוֹי, וְנָחִית וְסָלִיק וְחָפֵי, בְּתַקְרוֹבָא דְּבוּסְמָא. מַאי תַּקְרוּבָא דְּבוּסְמָא. כד"א לְחָיָיו כַּעֲרוּגַת הַבֹּושֶׂם. בְּתִשְׁעָה תִּקּוּנִין, אִתְתָּקַּן הַאי דִּיקְנָא דִּזְעֵיר אַנְפִּין. בְּשַׂעֲרֵי אוּכָמֵי, מִתַּתְקְנָא בְּתִקּוּנָא שַׁפִּיר. כְּגִבָּר תַּקִּיף שַׁפִּיר לְמֵחֱזֵי. דִּכְתִּיב בָּחוּר כָּאֲרָזִים.

Air Ears Hair Head Lock

251. The first Correction (formation): The hairs are arranged from above, FROM THE SIDES OF THE HEAD. That spark goes out, that strong spark, emanates from the pure air and pounds from underneath the head hair, under the HAIR locks above the ears. It descends hair after hair in front of the ear opening to the corner of the mouth.

251. תִּקּוּנָא קַדְמָאָה. מְתַּתְקָּן שַׂעֲרָא מִלְּעֵילָּא, וְנָפִיק הַהוּא נִיצוֹצָא בּוּצִינָא דְּקַרְדִּינוּתָא, וְנָפִיק מִכְּלָלָא דַּאֲוִירָא דַּכְיָא, וּבָטַשׁ בִּתְחוֹת שַׂעֲרָא דְּרֵישָׁא, מִתְּחוֹת קוֹצִין דְּעַל אוּדְנִין. וְנָחִית מִקַּמֵּי פִּתְחָא דְּאוּדְנִין נִימֵי עַל נִימֵי, עַד רֵישָׁא דְּפוּמָא.

Hair

252. The second Correction (formation): The hairs exit and ascend from the corner of the mouth, WHICH IS THE UPPER LIP - to the other corner of the mouth opening. They ALSO come down underneath the mouth FROM ONE CORNER to the other corner OF THE LOWER LIP, hair by hair, in a beautiful arrangement.

252. תִּקּוּנָא תִּנְיָינָא. נָפִיק שַׂעֲרָא, וְסָלִיק מֵרֵישָׁא דְּפוּמָא, עַד רֵישָׁא אַחֲרָא דְּפִתְחָא דְּפוּמָא. וְנָחִית מִתְּחוֹת פּוּמָא, עַד רֵישָׁא אַחֲרָא, נִימִין עַל נִימִין, בְּתִקּוּנָא שַׁפִּירָא.

Hair Lips Nose

253. The third Correction (formation): Under the nose, in the center, under the two nostrils of the nose one path goes out THAT IS FREE OF HAIR, BUT tiny rough hairs fill that path. The rest of the hairs occupy both sides surrounding that path. On the bottom, THE LOWER LIP, there is no path visible at all, THAT IS CLEAR OF HAIR, BUT ONLY the path above IS VISIBLE, OVER THE UPPER LIP, that descends downwards to the beginning where the lips are JOINED. There, the path is submerged. IT DOES NOT CONTINUE UNDER THE LOWER LIP AS BY ARICH ANPIN.

253. תִּקּוּנָא תְּלִיתָאָה. מֵאֶמְצָעִיתָא דִּתְחוֹת חוֹטָמָא, מִתְּחוֹת תְּרֵין נוּקְבִין, נָפִיק חַד אָרְחָא, וְשַׂעֲרִין זְעִירִין תַּקִּיפִין, מַלְיָין לְהַהוּא אָרְחָא, וּשְׁאַר שַׂעֲרִין מַלְיָין מֵהַאי גִּיסָא, וּמֵהַאי גִּיסָא, סוֹחֲרָנֵיהּ דְּהַהוּא אָרְחָא. וְאָרְחָא לָא אִתְחֲזֵי לְתַתָּא כְּלַל, אֶלָּא הַהוּא אָרְחָא דִּלְעֵילָּא, דְּנָחִית עַד רֵישָׁא דְּשִׂפְוָותָן, וְתַמָּן שְׁקִיעָא הַהוּא אָרְחָא.

Apples Beard Face Hair Offering Red Spices

254. The fourth Correction (formation): Hairs sprout out and are arranged to ascend and cover His cheeks like a fragrant offering. THAT IS THE SECRET MEANING OF: "HIS CHEEKS ARE LIKE A BED OF SPICES." The fifth Correction (formation): The hairs stop GROWING. The two apples OF THE FACE become visible, CLEAR OF HAIR, on both sides. They are red like a red rose and glow in 270 worlds that glow from there. The sixth Correction (formation): The hairs sprout out like one string around the beard and hang to the top of His belly, MEANING TO HIS CHEST, and do not go down to the middle. The seventh Correction (formation): The hair does not hang over the mouth and the mouth is free OF HAIR all around. The hairs are set in an arrangement around it.

254. תִּקּוּנָא רְבִיעָאָה. נָפִיק שַׂעֲרָא, וְאִתְתָּקַּן, וְסָלִיק וְחָפֵּי בְּעִלְעוֹי דְּתִקְרוֹבָא דְּבוּסְמָא. תִּקּוּנָא חֲמִשָׁאָה. פָּסִיק שַׂעֲרָא, וְאִתְחַזְיָין תְּרֵין תַּפּוּחִין, מִכָּאן וּמִכָּאן, סוּמָקָן כְּהַאי וַרְדָא סוּמָקָא. וּמִתְלַהֲטָן בְּמָאתָן וְשַׁבְעִין עָלְמִין, דְּמִתְלַהֲטִין מִתַּמָּן. תִּקּוּנָא שְׁתִיתָאָה. נָפִק שַׂעֲרָא כְּחַד חוּטָא בְּסַחֲרָנֵיהּ דְּדִיקְנָא, וְתַּלְיָין עַד רֵישָׁא דְּמֵעוֹי, וְלָא נָחִית עַד טַבּוּרָא. תִּקּוּנָא שְׁבִיעָאָה. דְּלָא תַּלְיָין שַׂעְרֵי עַל פּוּמָא, וּפוּמָא אִתְפְּנֵי מִכָּל סִטְרוֹי. וְיַתְבִין שַׂעְרֵי בְּתִקּוּנָא סְחוֹר סְחוֹר לֵיהּ.

Beard Directions Hair

255. The eighth Correction (formation): The hairs descend under the beard and cover the back of the neck so it is not seen. All the hairs are thin. Tiny strands upon strands fill every direction. The ninth Correction (formation): The hairs join, altogether evenly, with those hairs that are hanging, all evenly and beautifully like a mighty man who wins battles.

255. תִּקּוּנָא תְּמִינָאָה. דְּנַחְתִּין שַׂעְרֵי בִּתְחוֹת דִּיקְנָא, דִּמְחַפְּיָין קְדָלָא, דְּלָא אִתְחַזְיָא. כֻּלְּהוּ שַׂעְרֵי דְּקִיקִין, נִימִין עַל נִימִין. מַלְיָין מִכָּל סִטְרוֹי. תִּקּוּנָא תְּשִׁיעָאָה. דְּמִתְחַבְּרָן שַׂעְרֵי כֻּלְּהוּ בְּשִׁקּוּלָא מְעַלְּיָיא, עִם אִינּוּן שַׂעְרֵי דְּתַלְיָין. כֻּלְּהוּ בְּשִׁקּוּלָא שַׁפִּיר, כְּחַד גִּיבָּר תַּקִּיף, מָארֵי נָצַח קְרָבִין.

Anointment Beard Flow Oil Strength Zeir Anpin

256. With these nine Corrections (formations) nine springs of the anointing oil of above flow and spring forth. From that anointing oil, there is a flow to all those below. These nine Corrections (formations) reside in the beard OF ZEIR ANPIN, and with the perfection of the arrangement of the beard, he is considered such a mighty man, that whoever observes this beard prevails, and mighty strength is connected to him. Up until here is the description of the supernal beard of Zeir Anpin.

256. בְּתִשְׁעָה תִּקּוּנִין אִלֵּין, נַגְדִּין וְנָפְקִין ט' מַבּוּעִין דִּמְשַׁח רְבוּת דִּלְעֵילָּא. וּמֵהַהוּא מְשַׁח רְבוּת, נַגְדִּין לְכָל אִינּוּן דִּלְתַּתָּא. ט' תִּקּוּנִין אִלֵּין אִשְׁתְּכָחוּ בְּדִיקְנָא דָּא. וּבִשְׁלֵימוּת תִּקּוּנָא דְּדִיקְנָא דָּא, אִתְקְרֵי גִּיבָּר תַּקִּיף. דְּכָל מַאן דְּחָמֵי דִּיקְנָא קַיְּימָא בְּקִיּוּמֵיהּ, תַּלְיָיא בֵּיהּ גְּבוּרָה תַּקִיפָא. עַד כָּאן תִּקּוּנָא דְּדִיקְנָא עִלָּאָה דִּזְעֵיר אַפִּין.

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