Kabbalah do Samuela I 1:29
Zohar
Another explanation for, "And Isaac entreated," is that by his prayer he hollowed out a passage that reached above to Mazal that bestows children. It is upon that place that giving birth to children depends, as it is written, "and she prayed to (lit. 'above') Hashem" (I Shmuel 1:10). Then, "Hashem was entreated of him." Do not pronounce it "entreated" (Heb. וַיֵּעָתֶר), but "hollowed out" (Heb. וַיֵּחָתֶר). For the Holy One, blessed be He, cleared the way and accepted the prayer. Then, "Rivkah his wife conceived."
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This is the advice necessary for the man whom the king wishes to honor (Esther 6:6). Peace of mind to the poor and lowly of spirit, who trembles at His word (Isa. 66:2). Let him not boast of the morrow (Prov. 27:1), “for the reward of [the performance of] a commandment is a commandment” (Avot 4:2). He desired it for his habitation (Ps. 132:13); until the day breathe (Song 2:17) man will go out to his labor (Ps. 104:23), [which] will be accepted for him (Lev. 1:4), his fruit in its time (Ps. 1:3). This tarrying in the house for a little (Ruth 2:7), for the command of the king was urgent (I Sam. 21:9). Prepare outside your sword and your bow (Gen. 27:3), and do all your labor (Exod. 20:9) in Scripture, Mishnah, and Gemara, and there will be stored for you in the field of apples4The “apple trees” symbolize the sefirot from Gedulah to Yesod. Malkhut is called the “Field of Apples” because she is filled with “apple trees.” a heap of good deeds. Afterwards you will build your house “as a meeting house for the sages” (Avot 1:4), numerous and perfect (Nah. 1:12), seated upon judgment seats (Judg. 5.10) in holiness, and receiving one from another in whispers, crowned with their tefillin and fringes which they make for themselves (Deut. 22:12) to wrap themselves with awe and fear. They seclude themselves like standing Seraphim (Isa. 6:2), like brethren sitting together (Ps. 133:1). And if, as God lives (I Sam. 20:3), they speak of the face of the eagle (Ezek. 1:10), they were swifter and stronger than lions (I Samuel 1:23), and the noise of the wings of the living creatures (Ezek. 3:13) says, Blessed be the glory of God (Ezek. 3:12), who loves righteousness (Ps. 11:7), and the words rejoice as when they were given at Sinai from before God, the Lord of all the earth (Josh. 3:13).
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And the boundary of truth and the tradition of the covenant is that one who wants to attain one's desires regarding the matter of the names of the Holy One of Blessing, that a person needs to make efforts with all of their strength in Torah, to attain the kavvanot [directions] of each and every single one of those holy names that are mentioned in the Torah, such as E"hyeh, Y"ah, YHV"H, A"dnay, E"l, E"loha, E"lohim, Sh"aday, Tz"evaot/ And a person should know and understand that each and every one of these names are viewed as keys to each and every single thing that a person needs in every side and issue in the world. And when one meditates on those names, s/he will find that all of Torah and all mitzvot are dependednt on them, and when one knows the kavanah [direction] of each and every single one of those names, one recognizes and knows the greatness of the One Who Spoke And The World Came Into Being, and one will fear and be in awe of Him, and will be silent, and want, and desire to cling to Him from within the knowledge of the names of the Blessed One, and then one will be close to Y"Y, and one's prayer will be received, and regarding this it is written "I will keep him safe, for he knows My name, he calls on Me and I will answer him" (Psalms 91:15-14). The text does not say 'I will keep him safe because he remembered My name', rather, 'he knows My name' - the knowledge is the main part, and after that, 'he calls on Me and I will answer him". That is to say when the person needs something and directs her/his heart with the Name in which that thing is dependent, then "I will answer him." Haven't you seen that at a difficult time Ya'akov remembered E"l Sh"aday and said: "E~l Sh~aday will give you compassion" (Genesis 43:14). And Daniel when he prayed for the Mikdash he said "And turn Your face to your destroyed Mikdash, for the sake of A"donay (Daniel 9:17). And even though our Sages of blessed memory explained in Brachot: "for the sake of Avraham that called You A"don" (Brachot 7b), still we need to be conscious of it. And Chanah, when she prayed that Y"Y would give her a male child, what is written? "Y"Y Tz"vaot, You surely see the despair of Your handmaid" (I Samuel 1:11), and even though they explained in Brachot (see also Brachot 31a-31b) what they explained, still there is a main part and the internal root of the thing, and *I don't come for the drasha [the external part] rather I come for the main part of the thing*. And after seeing that this is the case, we need to pass into your hand the main part and the root so you will lean on it.
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Zohar
Corresponding to Revi'a, which rises, there is the Cholam. The Sh'varim, (Tevir), is equivalent to the Shva. In this (Revia), one should raise his voice and in (pronouncing) the other, one should lower his voice. Because of this, it is Sh'varim (from the word 'to break'). This is done in secret, as it is written of the lower Shechinah: "But her voice was not heard" (I Samuel 1:13). Teruah is Shalshelet. The Revi'i 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 together).
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