The name of Havaya refers to the Tetragrammaton, the four-letter name of God comprised of the letters yod-heh-vav-heh. It is pronounced Havaya rather than its true pronunciation on account of its sanctity and in order to avoid unwittingly violating the Torah prohibition against uttering the name of God. It is often written in this form in order to avoid the prohibition against erasing the name of God. This name of God represents the main levels of existence. Its four letters correspond to four of the five primary sefirot: the yod parallels Ḥokhma; the first heh, Bina; the vav, Tiferet; and the final heh, Malkhut), while the upper point of the yod corresponds to the fifth, Keter, the root of all the sefirot. The letters of the name also parallel the four worlds, *Atzilut (Emanation), *Beria (Creation), *Yetzira (Formation), and *Asiya (Action), while the upper point of the yod parallels the world of Adam Kadmon. Just as each of the letters of the name corresponds to a different level of reality, so too the various ways of writing the name express different levels in the upper worlds. Thus, for example, the name Ab is the one that is revealed in the sefira of Ḥokhma in every level of reality. At the same time, every partzuf has a specific name (“Havaya”) that is revealed through it, e. g., the name that is revealed in the second partzuf of Adam Kadmon is “Havaya of Ab of Adam Kadmon,” and it refers to that partzuf.
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