The greatest spiritual height a woman can reach, is perfection in matters of tznius. This can be seen from the fact that the Imahos (Foremothers), although in possession of many outstanding qualities, were immortalized and enshrined by a name that stands for perfect tznius. They were given the levona, as the verse says ×ל גבהת ×ž×œ×‘×•× ×” – “The Shechina visited a hill of frankincense – i.e. the Imahos. [1. Shir HaShirim 4:6] The Midrash [2. Bamidbar Rabba 9:13] says, “This name was alloteed to the Imahos because with their good deeds they were comparable to this delicate and aromatic spice. Moreover, the literal translation of the word levona is white. A sotah, a woman suspected of immorality, brings a sacrifice without the usual levona – (see Rashi, Bamidbar 5:15) because levona stands for whiteness and purity, while the sotah appears to have behaved in the a dark and impure manner.
The name of a person personifies his main qualities. Hence, since the Imahos were named Levona, we see that the trait of tznius was highlighted in them above all their other qualities. This induced the Maharal of Prague to write the following [3. Gevuros Hashem, chapter 60] הרי ×©× ×©×ª×‘×—×• ×”×מהות בפרט ×‘×¦× ×™×¢×•×ª, ×›×™ עיקר שבח ×”×שה ומדריגתה ×”×¢×œ×™×•× ×” ×”×™× ×”×¦× ×™×¢×•×ª – “We see that the Imahos were praised band credited primarily for their tznius because the ultimate distinction of a woman and her supreme greatness is her perfection in tznius.” Such a statement, by as great an authority as the Maharal, is a remarkable statement indeed!