זוהר, פנחס ע״טZohar, Pinchas 79

Segment 1א׳

י' דְּזָכָה פִּנְחָס בֵּיהּ, בְּגִין דְּקַנֵּי עַל בְּרִית, זָכָה לִבְרִית. וּתְרֵין יוֹדִין אִינּוּן, יוֹד עִלָּאָה מִן יְדוָֹ"ד, דְּכָרַת בָּהּ לְאַבְרָהָם, בֵּין י' אֶצְּבָּעוֹת דְּיָדִין. יוֹ"ד זְעֵירָא אִיהִי מִן אֲדֹנָי, דְּכָרַת בָּהּ בֵּין י' אֶצְּבְּעָאן דְּרַגְלִין וְאִיהִי אָת קַדִּישָׁא, דְּמִתְעַטְרָא בִּרְשִׁימוּ עִלָּאָה.

The Yod which Phineas merited — because he was zealous for the covenant, he merited the covenant. And there are two Yods: the supernal Yod is of the Tetragrammaton, with which He made the covenant with Abraham between the ten fingers of the hands; the small Yod is of Adonai, with which He made the covenant between the ten toes of the feet. And it is the holy letter, which is crowned with the supernal impress.

Segment 2ב׳

וְדָא אִתְרְשִׁים תָּמִיד לְעָלְמִין, אִיהִי אוֹת דְּשַׁבָּת, אוֹת דִּתְפִלִּין, אוֹת דְּיוֹמִין טָבִין, אוֹת דְּשַׁדַּי דְּרָשִׁים (דברים ו׳:ט׳) עַל מְזוּזוֹת בֵּיתֶךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶיךָ. לְמֶהֱוִי בָּהּ רְשִׁימִין יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּרְצּוּעַיְיהוּ, בִּבְרִית דִּלְהוֹן, דְּאִינּוּן בְּנוֹי דְּמַטְרוֹנִיתָא, בְּנוֹי דְּהֵיכָלָא דְּמַלְכָּא קַדִּישָׁא, וּבְאוֹרַיְיתָא, אִינּוּן רְשִׁימִין בְּאָת י' עִלָּאָה, דְּאִינּוּן בְּנֵי מַלְכָּא עִלָּאָה, כְּמָה דְּאוּקְמוּהָ. וְהָא אִתְּמַר (דברים י״ד:א׳) בָּנִים אַתֶּם לַיְיָ אֱלֹהֵיכֶם.

And this is marked always, forever. It is the sign of the Sabbath, the sign of the phylacteries, the sign of the festivals, the sign of Shaddai, which is marked “upon the doorposts of your house and upon your gates” (Deut. 6, 9): that Israel may be marked with it — in their straps, in their covenant, for they are the sons of the Matrona, the sons of the palace of the holy King — and in the Torah. They are marked with the supernal letter Yod, for they are the sons of the supernal King, as has been explained. And behold, it has been said, “You are the children of the Lord your God” (Deut. 14, 1).

Segment 3ג׳

וְאוֹת יוֹד דְּשַׁדַּי, אִיהוּ חוּלְיָא דְּשַׁלְשֶׁלֶת, עַל קוּדְלָא דְּשֵׁד יִצֶּר הָרָע, דְּלָא לִנְזִיק לֵיהּ לְבַּר נָשׁ. דְּעָלֵיהּ אָמַר דָּוִד, (תהילים כ״ב:כ״א) הַצִּילָה מֵחֶרֶב נַפְשִׁי מִיַּד כֶּלֶב יְחִידָתִי. אִיהוּ נָחָשׁ, אִיהוּ כֶּלֶב, אִיהוּ אַרְיִה. דְּעָלֵיהּ אָמַר דָּוִד, יֶאֱרוֹב בַּמִסְתָּר כְּאַרְיֵה בְסֻכֹּה. וְהַנָּבִיא קָרָא לֵיהּ דּוֹב, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב, (איכה ג׳:י׳) דּוֹב אוֹרֵב הוּא לִי אֲרִי בְּמִּסְתָּרִים. (תהילים מ״ט:י״ג) נִמְשַׁל כַּבְהֵמוֹת, נִמְשַׁל לְכָל חֵיוָן מִסְאֲבִן, דְּאִינּוּן דּוֹרְסִין, אִתְמְתִיל לְכָל בַּר נָשׁ, כְּפוּם חוֹבוֹי, וְהָא אִתְּמַר.

And the letter Yod of Shaddai is the link of the chain upon the neck of the demon, the evil inclination, so that it may not harm a man. Of him David said, “Deliver my soul from the sword, my only one from the power of the dog” (Ps. 22, 21). He is a serpent, he is a dog, he is a lion. Of him David said, “He lies in wait in a secret place as a lion in his lair.” And the prophet called him a bear; this is what is written, “He is to me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places” (Lam. 3, 10). “He is like the beasts” (Ps. 49, 13): he is likened to all the unclean beasts, those that tear their prey; he takes on a likeness for every man according to his sins. And behold, this has been said.