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Use of the definitive The definite article ה(ה) with the evil and the good inclinations

The evil inclination gets a definitivedefinite article - יצר הרעהרע, in common usage (in my experience), and in various sources, e.g. בראתי יצר הרע of 'קידושין ל ב.

The good inclination does not get a definitivedefinite article - יצר טוב, in common usage (in my experience), and in various sources, e.g. ותן בנו יצר טוב of the Friday night prayer before Kiddush

And if you'd prefer a Tannaic source, using both in one sentence, see Avos D'Rebbi Nosson 16:

יצר הרע כיצד, אמרו שלוש עשרה שנה גדול יצר הרע מיצר טוב

Why is the Yetzer Harah seemingly a more definitive entity than the Yetzer Tov?

Use of the definitive article ה with the evil and the good inclinations

The evil inclination gets a definitive article - יצר הרע, in common usage (in my experience), and in various sources, e.g. בראתי יצר הרע of 'קידושין ל ב.

The good inclination does not get a definitive article - יצר טוב, in common usage (in my experience), and in various sources, e.g. ותן בנו יצר טוב of the Friday night prayer before Kiddush

And if you'd prefer a Tannaic source, using both in one sentence, see Avos D'Rebbi Nosson 16:

יצר הרע כיצד, אמרו שלוש עשרה שנה גדול יצר הרע מיצר טוב

Why is the Yetzer Harah seemingly a more definitive entity than the Yetzer Tov?

The definite article (ה) with the evil and good inclinations

The evil inclination gets a definite article - יצר הרע, in common usage (in my experience), and in various sources, e.g. בראתי יצר הרע of 'קידושין ל ב.

The good inclination does not get a definite article - יצר טוב, in common usage (in my experience), and in various sources, e.g. ותן בנו יצר טוב of the Friday night prayer before Kiddush

And if you'd prefer a Tannaic source, using both in one sentence, see Avos D'Rebbi Nosson 16:

יצר הרע כיצד, אמרו שלוש עשרה שנה גדול יצר הרע מיצר טוב

Why is the Yetzer Harah seemingly a more definitive entity than the Yetzer Tov?

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The evil inclination and a good inclination

The evil inclination gets a definitive article - יצר הרע, in common usage (in my experience), and in various sources, e.g. בראתי יצר הרע of 'קידושין ל ב.

The good inclination does not get a definitive article - יצר טוב, in common usage (in my experience), and in various sources, e.g. ותן בנו יצר טוב of the Friday night prayer before Kiddush

And if you'd prefer a Tannaic source, using both in one sentence, see Avos D'Rebbi Nosson 16:

יצר הרע כיצד, אמרו שלוש עשרה שנה גדול יצר הרע מיצר טוב

Why is the Yetzer Harah seemingly a more definitive entity than the Yetzer Tov?