There is also a different Nukba285This paragraph explains the other “type” of Nukba. From Nekudim and downward, and as a result of the second constriction, each partzuf has a “male” and “female” aspect. Thus, Ze'er Anpin has a “left side,” the “female” aspect, which is the version of Nukba that is within the level of Ze'er Anpin. that is in the body of Ze’er Anpin. The left side of Ze’er Anpin is considered Ze'er Anpin’s Nukba, but this Nukba is regarded as part of the actual body of Ze’er Anpin since Ze’er Anpin is the mystical meaning of the middle line,286This refers to the “middle line” discussed in the earlier sections about the rectification of lines.
The middle line ascends as feminine waters, a “yearning from below,” triggering changes in the levels above to allow the flow of the light of Ḥokhma to reach Ze'er Anpin and the levels below. which receives from the two lines, right and left, of Bina. The right of Ze’er Anpin receives from the right line of Bina, which is the mystical meaning of the light of giving, and is considered the male side of Ze’er Anpin, while the left of Ze’er Anpin receives from the left line of Bina, which is the mystical meaning of the light of Ḥokhma, and is considered the Nukba287The term “Nukba“ here refers both to the Nukba aspect within Ze'er Anpin, as well as the literal meaning of “female.” side of Ze’er Anpin. Nevertheless, they are both part of a single level, and are incorporated into one another.