Naphtali Bachrach, ‘Emeq ha-Melekh (Amsterdam, 1648), 144c.

Jewish Mysticism
R. Simeon bar Yohai was the righteous one, foundation of the world, and by means of his studying this [esoteric[ wisdom with which he was occupied… he united [the masculine] Ze‘eir ’Anpin with his female [counterpart, i.e., Shekhinah]… This is the secret of all those who write mystical books- they repair the world of action by the secret writing of these esoteric truths. The esoteric truth unites Ze‘eir ’Anpin with his female counterpart in the most inward way.

Translated by Elliot Wolfson in Through a Speculum that Shines- Vision and Imagination in Medieval Jewish Mysticism, Princeton- Princeton University Press, 1994.