Kabbalah sa Genesis 3:16: Sha'arei Kedusha & Asarah Perakim LeRamchal

It is likewise written,⁴²⁰Proverbs 10:22 – The root Etzev-עצב of this verse is explained to mean “suffering” or “burdensome toil” (see Rashi), however, the simple meaning of the root Etzev-עצב is “sadness” or “melancholy,” as in the verse (Isaiah 54:6), “For like a wife who is forlorn and melancholy (Atzoovah-עצובה), HaShem-יהו״ה has called you. Can one cast off the wife of his Youth? Said your God.” (See Radak to Isaiah 54:6 ibid.) “The blessing of HaShem-יהו״ה is what enriches, and sadness (Etzev-עצב) does not increase it.” For, sadness is drawn from the contamination of Sama’el⁴²¹  This is the angelic name of Satan-the Accuser. and the snake, who infected Adam and Chavah with it, as it states about Adam,⁴²²Genesis 3:17 “With sadness (Eetzavon-עצבון) you shall eat of it all the days of your life,” and about Chava it states,⁴²³Genesis 3:16 “I will greatly increase your sadness (Eetzavon-עצבון)… with sadness (b’Etzev-בעצב) you shall bear children.”⁴²⁴As explained in the prior note, the root Etzev-עצב can mean “suffering” or “sadness.” In context to the subject being explained here, it means “sadness.”

The male waters and the female waters are the body of the mating. The male waters are from the male, and the female waters are from the female. There are no male waters without female waters and no female waters without desire. That is what Scripture states: your desire shall be for your husband, yet he shall rule over you (Genesis 3:16).