Comentario sobre Rut 1:4

One named Orpah: (Rut. 1:4) The numerical value of Orpah is nachash, serpent. By including the letters, it equals 358. For from the impurity of jealousy and from the root of the serpent the poison of Goliath went forth. The final letters of shem ha’echat Orpah, spell mitah, death, because the wicked are called dead even while they are alive.

And the name of the second was Ruth: (Rut. 1:4) The disciples of the Ari write “Ruth and Na’amah were “two virtuous fledglings”⁴See BT Baba Kama 38b, “The Holy One, Blessed be He, said to him: That which has entered your mind has not entered Mine, because I have two virtuous fledglings [feridot tovot) ], i.e., girls, to extract from them: Ruth the Moabite, who will be the foremother of the dynasty of David, and Naamah the Ammonite, Solomon’s wife, from whom the continuation of that dynasty will emerge. For the sake of these women, the Moabites and Ammonites must not be destroyed.” (Sefaria) Also see Rashi on Numbers 31:2 upon which the kingship of Israel was built. Ruth is the mystery of Malchut, and Na’ama is the mystery of Binah. Since Binah, the upper land, is hidden, husks do not have contact with it. It provided Rechabam with enough merit to give birth to a Messiah. But his generation was not worthy, the enlightenment of Malchut was minimal so she revealed slowly so that they were troubled. It was necessary for there to be a great man with vast power (Is, 40:26) who would defeat Israel’s accusers. This person was none other than David, king of Israel, and the sweet singer of Israel, (ll Sam. 23:1) who satiated the blessed Holy One with songs and praises.” From this we may explain what Rechabam said (of his father, Solomon), ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s loins.” (I Ki. 12:10) Anyone who heard this must have been shocked; how could Rechabam portray Solomon with so few virtues? But it makes sense if Rechabam knew the strength of his mother, the mystery of Binah, and that with little merit he could be the progenitor of the Messiah. That is why he said, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s loins.” This comment appears in a slightly different form in what our teacher, the Arizal, wrote in Shaar HaPesukim, Parshat Vayera: “Na’ama is from Binah; she is called Noam Adonai, “The beauty of Adonai,” (Ps. 27:4) Because she comes from the Sephirah of Binah there is very little connection to husks in her, nor were there all the souls. But Ruth is Malchut, the world that is revealed which clings to the many husks in the world that is revealed. All the souls of the house of David until the Messiah were included in her. These two daughters are Ruth And Naama.” This is what he writes in brief.
It may be that Rehoboam said, “My little finger is thicker than my father’s loins.” (I Ki. 12:10) is because his mother was connected to the Binah so that there is no connection to the husks and she was not in need of clarification since he was just born from her. But Ruth had to give birth to Obed who gave birth to Jesse. King David was despised and hated by his father until Samuel the prophet came, as I have explained in other places…
According to what has been said in the statement, “He (Solomon) had a throne placed for the queen mother and she sat on his right,” (I Ki. 2:19) refers to Ruth who was the mother of royalty since all the souls of the kings were included in the house of David.⁵See Rashi on I Kings 2:19. Also BT Baba Batra 91b It is quite correct that she was the mother of the monarchy. The first letters of the words V’shem hasheinit Rut, “And the name of the second one was Ruth,” spell Riva, because she satiated the blessed Holy One with songs and praise. That is why Ruth’s name was not changed when she converted since the name hinted at David. Why was she called Ruth because she was the ancestor of King David who satiated the blessed Holy One with songs and praise to God.