the one God reveals his will. In later Kabbalistic literature, the ten may refer to the ten manifestations of God, the ten powers or faculties of the soul, or the ten structural forces of nature.

Alternative configurations of the are interpreted by various schools in the historical evolution of Kabbalah, with each articulating differing spiritual aspects. The tradition of enumerating 10 is stated in the Sefer Yetzirah: "Ten of nothingness, ten and not nine,