Malachim

Malachim was an alphabet published by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa in the 16th century.[1] Other alphabets with a similar origin are the Celestial Alphabet[2] and Transitus Fluvii.[3]

This article is about an alphabet. For another use, see Malachim (Hasidic group). It is not to be confused with Malakh (plural Malakhim).
The Malachim Script, from Agrippa's 'Of Occult Philosophy' English 1651 edition

"Malachim" is a plural form from Hebrew (מלאך, mal'ach) and means "angels" or "messengers", see Angels in Judaism.

History

The Malachim alphabet is derived from the Hebrew and Greek alphabets. It was created by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa during the 16th century and is still used by high degree Freemasons to a limited extent.[4] This version is from Agrippa's Of Occult Philosophy, 1651 edition.[5]

Alphabet
Aleph Beth Gimel Daleth He Vau Zain Cheth
Teth or
Theth		 Iod or
Yod		 Caph or
Kaph		 Lamed Mem Nun Tau Shin, Shim
or Shom
Samech Samech Ain or
Ayn		 Pe Tzaddi or
Zade		 Kuff, Qoph
or Quph		 Res or
Resh

References
  1. van der Poel, Marc. Cornelius Agrippa, the Humanist Theologian and His Declamations. Leiden and Boston: Brill, 1997: ISBN 90-04-10756-8
  2. "Omniglot: Angelic Alphabet". Omniglot. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. Gettings, Fred. "Dictionary of Occult, Hermetic and Alchemical Sigils." London ; Boston : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1981. | ISBN 0-7100-0095-2
  4. "Malachim alphabet". www.omniglot.com. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  5. De occulta philosophia (version première en 1510, 1re éd. 1531 en 2 livres, 2e éd. 1533 en 3 livres). Trad. fr. A. Levasseur 1727, revue par F. Gaboriau 1910. Trad. fr. Jean Servier : Les trois livres de la philosophie occulte ou magie, Paris, Berg International, 1981–1982.
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