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'''Naamah''' is | In Zoharistic Qabalah, '''Naamah''' is a fallen angel, one of the succubus mates of the demon Samael . | ||
Naamah is the mother of divination. | ==Etymology== | ||
''Naamah'' (Hebrew: נעמה) means ''pleasant''; it refers either to her virtuous nature (''pleasing'' to God (YHVH)) or to a penchant for idolatry (singing ''pleasant'' songs to pagan idols). In Gnostic Kabbalah, she is called ''Nahemah'' and is the qliphah corresponding to the sephirah Malkuth. | |||
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The name Naamah appears in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Lamech, sister of Tubal-Cain and half-sister of Jubal. (Genesis 4:22) She may or may not also be the wife of Noah or his son Ham. (See: Wives aboard the Ark) | |||
Naamah appears in the Zohar as one of the four angels of prostitution, the mates of the demon Samael. Her fellow succubi are Lilith, Eisheth Zenunim, and Agrat Bat Mahlat. She is generally identified with the daughter of Lamech. Naamah is said to have engaged, like Lilith, in intercourse with Adam. Naamah is often named as the mother of the demon Asmodai, the consort of the Lesser Lilith (Lilith and Samael's daughter). She is also considered, as a patron of divination and music. | |||
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In Zoharistic Qabalah, Naamah is a fallen angel, one of the succubus mates of the demon Samael .
Etymology
Naamah (Hebrew: נעמה) means pleasant; it refers either to her virtuous nature (pleasing to God (YHVH)) or to a penchant for idolatry (singing pleasant songs to pagan idols). In Gnostic Kabbalah, she is called Nahemah and is the qliphah corresponding to the sephirah Malkuth.
Rank
The name Naamah appears in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Lamech, sister of Tubal-Cain and half-sister of Jubal. (Genesis 4:22) She may or may not also be the wife of Noah or his son Ham. (See: Wives aboard the Ark)
Naamah appears in the Zohar as one of the four angels of prostitution, the mates of the demon Samael. Her fellow succubi are Lilith, Eisheth Zenunim, and Agrat Bat Mahlat. She is generally identified with the daughter of Lamech. Naamah is said to have engaged, like Lilith, in intercourse with Adam. Naamah is often named as the mother of the demon Asmodai, the consort of the Lesser Lilith (Lilith and Samael's daughter). She is also considered, as a patron of divination and music.