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Biblical numerology. Biblical numerology is the use of numerology in the Bible to convey a meaning outside of the numerical value of the actual number being used. [ 1] Numerological values in the Bible often relate to a wider usage in the Ancient Near East .
Shem HaMephorash ( Hebrew: שֵׁם הַמְּפֹרָשׁ Šēm hamMəfōrāš, also Shem ha-Mephorash ), meaning "the explicit name," was originally a Tannaitic term for the Tetragrammaton. [ 1] In Kabbalah, it may refer to a name of God composed of either 4, 12, 22, 42, or 72 letters (or triads of letters), the latter version being the most ...
Metatron ( Mishnaic Hebrew: מֶטָטְרוֹן Meṭāṭrōn ), [ 1][ a][ b][ 5][ 6] or Matatron ( מַטַּטְרוֹן, Maṭṭaṭrōn ), [ 7][ 8] is an angel in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Metatron is mentioned three times in the Talmud, [ 9][ 1][ 10] in a few brief passages in the Aggadah, the Targum, [ 11] and in ...
List of biblical names. Names play a variety of roles in the Bible. They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a biblical narrative, as in the case of Nabal, a foolish man whose name means "fool". [ 1] Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, divine revelations, or are used to illustrate prophecies. [ 2] [clarification needed]
The name Gabriel ( Hebrew: גַּבְרִיאֵל, Gaḇrīʾēl) is composed of the first person singular possessive form of the Hebrew noun gever (גֶּבֶר), meaning "man", and ʾĒl, meaning "God". This would make the translation of the archangel's name "man of God" [ 9][ 10][ 11] or "power of God". In Arabic, Jibrīl (جبريل), means ...
Watcher (angel) A Watcher[ a] is a type of biblical angel. The word occurs in both plural and singular forms in the Book of Daniel (2nd century BC), where reference is made to the holiness of the beings. The apocryphal Books of Enoch (2nd–1st centuries BC) refer to both good and bad Watchers, with a primary focus on the rebellious ones. [ 3][ 4]
The names and origins of the Magi are never given in scripture, but have been provided by various traditions and legends. [29] Among Western Christians, the earliest and most common names are: Melchior (/ ˈ m ɛ l k i ɔːr /; [30] also Melichior). [31] Caspar (/ ˈ k æ s p ər / or / ˈ k æ s p ɑːr /; [32] also Gaspar, Jaspar, Jaspas ...
Immanuel. Christ Emmanuel, Christian icon with riza by Simon Ushakov, 1668. According to the Gospel of Matthew, Immanuel refers to Jesus Christ. Immanuel or Emmanuel ( Hebrew: עִמָּנוּאֵל, romanized : ʿĪmmānūʾēl, "God [is] with us"; Koine Greek: Ἐμμανουήλ Emmanūēl) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah ...