The sefira of Netzaḥ is the seventh of the ten sefirot. When the sefirot are divided into the five primary sefirot – Keter, Ḥokhma, Bina, Tiferet, and Malkhut – Netzaḥ is encompassed in the sefira of Tiferet as the Tiferet level for the sefira of Tiferet (see Tiferet). Netzaḥ is the sefira that completes a structure called the right-hand column in every partzuf or world. It is the fourth (thus, the Tiferet level) sefira level within the sefira of Tiferet (see Tiferet). Its essence is therefore that of the Tiferet level which is revealed in the lower part of every sefira. As a result, it is considered a “male” sefira, that is, a giving and bestowing sefira, like Tiferet. The name Netzaḥ comes from the word for victory, nitzaḥon. Netzaḥ conquers impurity, meaning that, although it is in contact with lower aspects of existence, it simultaneously has the quality of bestowal and giving. This illustrates that Netzaḥ is not only undamaged by its involvement in lower realities, but it actually thrives and dominates. In the structure of partzufim, which is analogous to the human body, Netzaḥ is generally presented as the right leg of the partzuf.
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