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In Judaism, angels (Hebrew: מַלְאָךְ, romanized: mal’āḵ, lit. 'messenger', plural: מַלְאָכִים mal’āḵīm) are supernatural beings [1] that appear throughout The Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), rabbinic literature, apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, Jewish philosophy and mysticism, and traditional Jewish liturgy as agents of the God ...
The Hashmallim (Hebrew: חַשְׁמַלִּים Ḥašmallīm; sing. Hashmal, חַשְׁמַל Ḥašmal; rendered amber by the Authorized Version) [1] are angelic entities in Judaism. [2] The word hashmal appears in the Hebrew Bible in Ezekiel 1:4-5: And I looked, and, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with a fire ...
Agiel. Zazel. Christianity, Judaism, Islam. Archangel, Seraph. The Intelligence Angels of all kinds, Guardian Angel of Saturn. Ananiel. Christianity. Watcher. Storm of God, Angel of water, guard of the gates of the South Wind [ 1 ]
Lailah (angel) Lailah (Heb. לַיְלָה, Laylāh, meaning "Night") is an angel in some interpretations in the Talmud and in some later Jewish mythology, associated with the night, as well as conception and pregnancy.
A seraph (/ ˈsɛrəf /; pl.: seraphim / ˈsɛrəfɪm /) [ a ] is a celestial or heavenly being originating in Ancient Judaism. The term plays a role in subsequent Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Tradition places seraphim in the highest rank in Christian angelology and in the fifth rank of ten in the Jewish angelic hierarchy.
The concept of Seven Archangels is found in some works of early Jewish literature and in Christianity. [1] In those texts, they are referenced as the angels who serve God directly. The Catholic Church venerates seven archangels: in Latin Christianity, three are invoked by name (Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael) while the Eastern Catholic Churches ...
The theme of angels praising God was inserted into the passage by paytanim (Jewish liturgical poets). [4] Ophanim are mentioned in the El Adon prayer, often sung by the congregation, as part of the traditional Shabbat morning service. In the Jewish angelic hierarchy thrones and wheels are different. This is also true in the Kabbalistic angelic ...
In the Zohar, Lurianic Kabbalah, and Hermetic Qabalah, the qlippoth (Hebrew: קְלִיפּוֹת, romanized: qəlīppōṯ, originally Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: קְלִיפִּין, romanized: qəlīppīn, plural of קְלִפָּה qəlīppā; literally "peels", "shells", or "husks"), are the representation of evil or impure spiritual forces in Jewish mysticism, the opposites of the Sefirot.