זוהר, האדרא רבא ל׳Zohar, Idra Rabba 30

Segment 1א׳

חוֹטָמָא. תָּאנָא בִּצְנִיעוּתָא דְּסִפְרָא, חוֹטָמָא דִּזְעֵיר אַנְפִּין. בְּחוֹטָמָא אִשְׁתְּמוֹדַע פַּרְצוּפָא. בְּהַאי חוֹטָמָא אִתְפָּרְשָׁא מִלָּה דִּכְתִּיב, (שמואל ב כ״ב:ט׳) עָלָה עָשָׁן בְּאַפּוֹ וְגוֹ'. עָלָה עָשָׁן בְּאַפּוֹ, בְּהַאי תְּנָנָא, אִתְכְּלָלוּ אֶשָּׁא, וְגַחֲלֵי דְּנוּרָא. דְּלֵית (ס"א בחוטמא אשתמודע פרצופא תלת שלהובין מתוקדן בנוקבוי מהאי חוטמא אתפשטן תלת גווני תננא ואשא וגחלי דנורא דכתיב, (שמואל ב כ״ב:ט׳) עלה עשן באפו. ולית) תְּנָנָא בְּלָא אֶשָּׁא, וְלָא אֶשָּׁא בְּלָא תְּנָנָא. וְכֻלְּהוּ אִסְתְּלִיקוּ (ס"א אתדליקו) וְנָפְקֵי מֵחוֹטָמוֹי.

The nose. It has been taught in the Book of the Hidden Mystery: the nose of the Small of Countenance. By the nose the countenance is recognised. By this nose the word is explained that is written, “Smoke went up in His nostrils,” etc. (II Sam. 22, 9). “Smoke went up in His nostrils”: in this smoke are included fire and coals of fire. For there is no (a variant reads: By the nose the countenance is recognised. Three flames burn in its nostrils. From this nose three colours spread out — smoke, and fire, and coals of fire — as it is written, “Smoke went up in His nostrils” (II Sam. 22, 9). And there is no) smoke without fire, and no fire without smoke. And all of them rise up (a variant reads: are kindled) and go forth from His nose.

Segment 2ב׳

וְתָאנָא, כַּד אִתְחַבָּרוּ תְּלַת אִלֵּין, דִּכְלִילָן בְּהַאי תְּנָנָא, דְּנָפִיק מֵחוּטָמָא. אִתְקָמַט חוֹטָמָא, וְנָשִׁיב וְנָפִיק תְּנָנָא אוּכָמָא וְסוּמָקָא. וּבֵין תְּרֵי (נ"א בתרי) גְּוָונֵי. וְקָרֵינָן לֵיהּ, אַף וְחֵימָה וּמַשְׁחִית. וְאִי תֵּימָא אַף וְחֵימָה כְּתִּיב, (דברים ט׳:י״ט) כִּי יָגוֹרְתִּי מִפְּנֵי הָאַף וְהַחֵימָה, דְּאִינּוּן תְּנָנָא אוּכָמָא וְסוּמָקָא, מַשְׁחִית מְנָא לָן. דִּכְתִּיב, (בראשית י״ג:י׳) לִפְנֵי שַׁחֵת יְיָ אֶת סְדוֹם וְאֶת עֲמוֹרָה. שַׁחֵת הַמַּשְׁחִית, בְּנוּרָא דָּלִיק מוֹקְדָא.

And it has been taught: when these three are joined, which are included in this smoke that goes forth from the nose, the nose wrinkles, and blows, and there goes forth smoke black and red, and between the two (a variant reads: in two) colours. And we call it Anger, and Wrath, and Destroyer. And if you say: Anger and Wrath — it is written, “For I was in dread of the anger and the wrath” (Deut. 9, 19), which are the black and the red smoke — Destroyer, from where do we know it? For it is written: “before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah” (Gen. 13, 10). He destroyed: the Destroyer, with fire that kindles a blaze.

Segment 3ג׳

וְתָאנָא, חָמֵשׁ גְּבוּרָאן אִינּוּן, בְּהַאי זְעֵיר אַנְפִּין. וְאִסְתְּלָּקוּ לְאֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מְאָה גְּבוּרָאן. וּמִתְפַּשְׁטָאן בְּחוֹטָמוֹי. בְּפוּמָא. בִּדְרוֹעוֹי. בִּידִין. בְּאֶצְבְּעִין. וּבְגִין כָּךְ כְּתִיב, (תהילים ק״ו:ב׳) מִי יְמַלֵּל גְּבוּרוֹת יְיָ. גְבוּרֹת כְּתִיב, כְּתִיב הָכָא גְּבוּרוֹת, וּכְתִיב הָתָם, (דברי הימים א כ״ט:י״א) לְךָ יְיָ הַגְּדוּלָה וְהַגְּבוּרָה. אֶלָּא הָכִי תָּאנָא, כַּד אִתְחַבְּרָאן כֻּלְּהוּ גְּבוּרָאן כַּחֲדָא, אִתְקְרֵי גְּבוּרָה חֲדָא.

And it has been taught: there are five powers (gevurot) in this Small of Countenance, and they rise to a thousand and four hundred powers; and they spread out in His nose, in the mouth, in His arms, in the hands, in the fingers. And therefore it is written: “Who can express the mighty acts of the Lord” (Ps. 106, 2). “Mighty acts” is written defectively. Here it is written gevurot, and there it is written, “Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power (gevurah)” (I Chron. 29, 11). But thus it has been taught: when all the powers are joined together as one, it is called one gevurah.