...they were the spirits of persons who have died and escaped from Gehenna, a Hebrew term very loosely translated as "hell." The dybbuk may be the soul of a sin
The word "dybbuk" is the Hebrew word for "cleaving" or "clinging
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...ks'', which literally translates to "thirty-sixers". The word contains the Hebrew letters ''lamed'' and ''vuv'', whose numerical value when combined is thirt
[[Category: Jewish mythology]]
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In Akkadian mythology '''Rabisu''' ("the vagabond") or possibly '''Rabasa''' is an evil vampiric
The New American Bible among others believes that ''Demon lurking'' which in Hebrew means ''the croucher'' is similar to the word ''Rabisu''.
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...ngs, derived from one of the most famed example: the ''gigantes'' of Greek mythology.
* Anakim (Hebrew)
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...ever, as a single entity. It may be an example of pluralis excellentiae, a Hebrew method of expressing greatness by pluralizing a noun; it thus indicates tha
The Hebrew behemoth is sometimes equated with the Persian Hadhayosh, as the Leviathan
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...adad, perhaps representing a cultic and religious differences reflected in Hebrew tradition also, in which Yahweh in the Tanach is firmly identified with El
...us, it seemed possible they could be equated. More often a connection with Hebrew/Phoenician ?amman 'brazier' has been proposed. Frank Moore Cross argued for
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In the study of [[mythology]] and religion, the '''underworld''' is a generic term approximately equiva
===[[Akkadian mythology]]===
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...harvite colonists into Samaria. The "melech" from his name means "King" in Hebrew. There was also a god called '''Baal Adramelch''' his name ''Baal'' means "
In Assyrian mythology the title Baal was a title for many gods and he is described as a son of Se
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'''Estries''' are female vampires of Hebrew mythology.
...st have its mouth packed with earth,[5] or be decapitated or burned. Later mythology attributed to estries the same vulnerabilities as are associated with other
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...] in [[:Category:Christian mythology|Christianity]] and [[:Category:Hebrew mythology|Judaism]]. The Islamic view of Satan, has both commonalities and differenc
[[Category:Islamic mythology]]
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...the enemies of the Ancient Israelites lead to Dagon's demonization in the Hebrew Bible.
The name appears in Hebrew as דגון (in modern transcription Dagon, Tiberian Hebrew Dāḡôn), in Ugaritic as dgn (probably vocalized as Dagnu), and in Akkadi
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[[Norse mythology]] also contains examples of necromancy (Ruickbie, 2004:48), such as the sce
...ecromancy could have became a way for idle literate Europeans to integrate Hebrew and Arabic legend and language into forbidden manuals of sorcery.
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...Tiberian Hebrew '''Liwyāṯān''') was a [[:Category:Biblical mythology|Biblical]] [[sea monster]] referred to in the Old Testament (Psalms 74:13-1
...than'' has become synonymous with any large monster or creature. In Modern Hebrew, it simply means "whale".
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...eral non-canonical Jewish and early Christian writings, '''nephilim''' (in Hebrew '''הנּפלים''' means ''those causing others to fall'') are a people
...ingle character is out of place in a parchment translation of the original Hebrew Torah, the entire parchment must be destroyed and replaced anew.
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...(also '''centicore''', Latin 'eale') is a mythical beast found in European mythology.
The name might be derived from Hebrew "yael", meaning "mountain goat". A Yale is sometimes referred to as a Shong
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...och (in the Septuagint Greek translation of the Old Testament), or Molech (Hebrew), is the word Melech or Hadad, the King, transformed by interposing the vow
*Moloch appears in the Hebrew of 1 Kings 11.7 (on Solomon's religious failings):
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...word ''mastemah'' meaning ''hatred, hostility, enmity or persecution'' in Hebrew is probable derived from ''Mastim'', the Hiphil participle of ''Satam'', wh
[[Category: Jewish mythology]]
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...d his personality is similar to that of the devil in [[:Category:Christian mythology|Christianity]].
...ad's time are likely to have known the word from Greek translations of the Hebrew Bible and the Gospels. Muslim scholars, on the other hand, are more incline
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....mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1034.htm 34:14], Lilith ('''לִּילִית''', Standard Hebrew '''Lilit''') is a kind of night-demon or animal, translated as ''onokentaur
Hebrew לילית ''lilith'', Akkadian ''līlītu'' are female Nisba adjectives f
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'''Jewish mythology''' is a body of stories that explains or symbolizes Jewish beliefs. ''Jewis
Scholars of religion hold that people in the time of the [[Hebrew Bible]] had beliefs and superstitions analogous to those found among their
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