36. The reason that Ḥokhma is unable to illuminate without the light of giving is that we are dealing with Yisrael Sabba and Tevuna, which comprises the seven lower sefirot of Bina, which are Ḥesed, Gevura, Tiferet, Netzaḥ, Hod, Yesod, and Malkhut of Bina. The Ḥesed, Gevura, Tiferet, Netzaḥ, Hod, Yesod, and Malkhut of Bina are not considered Bina itself, but rather they are formed from the incorporation of Ze’er Anpin in Bina, for all ten sefirot are incorporated in one another, and each sefira contains ten sefirot.
For example, the sefira of Bina is comprised of all ten sefirot:53The author of Sulam consistently refers to the ten sefirot as the five main sefirot, though within this structure of five, the full ten are present. Keter, Ḥokhma, Bina, Tiferet, and Malkhut. The Bina sefira within it is considered itself, and the Keter and Ḥokhma within it are from the Keter and Ḥokhma that were incorporated inside it, while the Tiferet and Malkhut, which are its Ḥesed, Gevura, Tiferet, Netzaḥ, Hod, Yesod, and Malkhut, are from the incorporation of Ze’er Anpin and Nukba.54Recall that each of the sefirot contains all the sefirot within it, as the author of Sulam reviews here.
The level of Yisrael Sabba and Tevuna is the lower seven sefirot of the total Bina of Atzilut (with Abba and Imma Ila'in as the upper three sefirot of Bina of Atzilut). The lower seven sefirot of any given level are meant to hold the light of giving with an illumination from the light of Ḥokhma, as this section explains.