Malachim


Malachim was an alphabet published by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa in the 16th century. Other alphabets with a similar origin are the Celestial Alphabet and Transitus Fluvii.
"Malachim" is a plural form from Hebrew 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. This version is from Agrippa's Of Occult Philosophy, 1651 edition.

Alphabet

AlephBethGimelDalethHeVauZainCheth
Teth or
Theth
Iod or
Yod
Caph or
Kaph
LamedMemNunTauShin, Shim
or Shom
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SamechSamechAin or
Ayn
PeTzaddi or
Zade
Kuff, Qoph
or Quph
Res or
Resh
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