Literally, “something from something,” or an entity that emanates from something that already exists, yesh miyesh is used to refer to the shefa that is drawn from the Creator’s essence to all created beings. This is in contrast to the creation of the will to receive, which is a creation ex nihilo, or yesh me’ayin, literally, “something from nothing.” Since the will to receive is meaningless in relation to God Himself, as He lacks nothing and has no need to receive anything, the will to receive is considered a creation ex nihilo, an entirely new creation.
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