Jó 28:13 Cabalá: Sha'arei Orah & Idra Zuta

Now, by way of hint, this Sefirah is sometimes called He-Hoo-הוא in Torah. I now will explain this. Know that when the Sefirah of Crown-Keter is hidden and concealed, none can contemplate anything about it, except through the hearing of the ear, but not by direct knowledge. This is like the verse,²⁹⁴Job 28:22-23 “Doom and Death say, ‘With our ears we have heard of its reputation.’ [Only] God-Elohi”m-אלהי״ם understands its way, and He-Hoo-הוא knows its place.” Thus, because of its great concealment, Torah calls it “He-Hoo-הוא,” like referring to someone who is not in front of one’s eyes.

In the book of Aggadah of Rav Hamnuna Saba we have learned that “Hadar reigned in his place” is certainly the goodly (Hadar) tree, that is, Yesod called the goodly tree, as said, “the fruit of the majestic (hadar) tree” (Vayikra 23:40); wherein Malchut is called fruit and Yesod the tree Hadar. “…and his wife’s name was Mehetavel,” as said, “branches of palm trees” (Ibid.). This is Yesod, referred to in plural, because it is written, “The righteous man flourishes like the palm tree” (Tehillim 92:13), meaning that it does not flourish without the female, because a palm tree consists of male and female. Therefore, it is written, “and his wife’s name was Mehetavel.” This Malchut is called the daughter of Matred, which means she is the daughter of that place that everyone is busy (tarud) trying to attain, called father, that is, Chochmah. It is also written, “Man cannot know its price; nor is it found in the land of the living” (Iyov 28:13). Thus, everyone strives to attain it. According to another interpretation, she is a daughter of the mother, Binah, whence judgments are roused that bother (matridim) everyone. Hence, she is called the daughter of Matred. She is “The daughter of Mei Zahav” because she receives from both sides that illumine in two ways, with Chesed and with judgment, that is, from right and left. The right represents Chesed and is called Mei (water) and the left represents Chochmah and is called Zahav (gold), that is, Mei Zahav (gold water).