“The house of the king” (beit ha-melekh) (1 Kings 9-1), this refers to the holy of holies, which is the inwardness of everything. “The king,” this refers to the king in general (setam melekh). Even though this is the supernal king, it is female in relation to the supernal point, the concealed of everything, but even though it is female, it is male in relation to the king below.

Translated by Elliot Wolfson in “Fore/giveness on the Way- Nesting in the Womb of Response,” Graven Images- Studies in Culture, Law, and the Sacred 4 (1998)- 153-169.