Ekyeh

The Name Ekyeh is generally associated with the sefirah of keter. It is also associated with the sefirah of binah.

Ekyeh, as a Divine Name, appears in only one verse of the Bible (Exodus 3:14). In the dialogue between God and Moses, God's chosen messenger to redeem His people from Egypt, Moses asks God which of His Names he should state in response to the people's question regarding the Name of He who sent him. God answered: "Ekyeh asher [who is] Ekyeh; so shall you say to the children of Israel: 'Ekyeh sent me to you'."

Literally, "Ekyeh" means "I shall be," implying new "birth" or "revelation" of self. The essence of God's own Self becomes born into reality with the spiritual birth of the Jewish people through their redemption from exile (the image of Egypt is one of a womb). God's own "becoming" reflects the power of the sefirah of keter, for which reason the Name Ekyeh is generally associated with keter. The birth of the souls of Israel from the supernal womb, associates Ekyeh with the sefirah of binah (the "mother"). In Kabbalah, the two appearances of Ekyeh in God's original statement of His Name are actually understood as implying: "Ekyeh in keter who is Ekyeh in binah."

The Name Ekyeh, as the Names Kah and Havayah, is considered an essential Name of God, for it is composed exclusively of the letters alef, hei, and yud (three of the four letter group of alef, hei, vav, and yud [Ehevi ]--the four essential "origins" of the holy tongue).

Ekyeh = 21. Its two juxtaposed appearances allude to 21 squared = 441 = emet (truth).

"Ekyeh asher Ekyeh" = 543 (the numerical "inverse" of 345, the gematria of "Moses." 543 is also the value of Moses's first born son, Gershom), the value of emet together with emunah (faith).

In At-bash, Ekyeh transforms to tav, tzadik, mem, tzadik which equals 620, the value of keter (the sefirah associated in general with the Name Ekyeh ).

Just as the Name Ekyeh appears three times in the Scriptures (all in one verse), so does the Name possess three primary "full spellings," which equal 161, 143 and 151. Together they equal 455, the value of "the whole earth is full of His glory." 455 = 5 times 7 times 13, or 5 times 91 (the union of the two Names Havayah and Adnut, 26 plus 65), or 7 times 65 (the Name Adnut).

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