זוהר שמות — דף רכח ע”ב

The second row is on the south side, three rows for that side, and each row has three elements, making nine. The letters were distributed among all the sides so that all would unite as one. Some letters correspond to the secret of the female and some to the secret of the male. The three rows total nine, and all is united to rectify the whole, because the letters contain the secret of both female and male.