Paternals / progenitors?

ravenest

In S.Y. (Wescott) Ch3:2 "The 3 Mothers A, M, Sh are the Foundation, from them spring the 3 Fathers and from these have proceeded all things that are in the world."

What are these 3 Fathers? Lost letters, paths to Kether, undefined concepts, ... any ideas?
 

jmd

The three 'fathers', according to A. Kaplan, refer to the three letters that are used in the Tetragrammaton (Yod, Heh, Vav).

Personally, I have never thought that this is properly resolved, and remains rather exegesis.

It is to be noted that this term is NOT used in all versions of the Sefer Yetzirah, and may be an alternative or later interpolation.
 

Fulgour

The 3 Mothers: Aleph Mem Shin

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