According to the Bible, '''Nisroch''' is the Assyrian god of agriculture but was later identified
Nisroch is connected with the Hebrew word Nesher and means "the great eagle" .
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...e demon brothers are comparable to the [[Gog]] and [[Magog]] of the Hebrew bible and Christian Lore and the Ya'jooj Wa Ma'jooj (يأجوج و مأجوج) of
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In Babylonian and Assyrian religions, Shedim was a generic name like the Hebrew and Christian word 'spirit.'
...or of demons in the form of serpents, as Satan is alluded to in the Hebrew Bible's serpent at Genesis.
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...w text of [[Genesis]] and occurs frequently throughout the [[Tanakh|Hebrew Bible]]. Its exact significance is often disputed.
...unto him out of the midst of the bush...''), it acts as a singular noun in Hebrew grammar (see next section), and is then generally understood to denote the
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''Naamah'' (Hebrew: נעמה) means ''pleasant''; it refers either to her virtuous nature (
The name Naamah appears in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Lamech, sister of Tubal-Cain and half-sister of Jubal. (
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...d") is a Seraph in the Sepher Raziel and in Milton's Paradise Lost. In the Bible, Abdiel is the father of Ahi, a clan leader of the tribe of Gad (1 Chronicl
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In the Hebrew Bible, the '''Witch of Endor''' of the First book of Samuel, chapter 28:4–2
...the theological issues raised by this text, however. If one interprets the Bible literally, it would appear to affirm that it is or was possible for humans
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...se demon brothers are comparable to the [[Gog]]and [[Magog]] of the Hebrew bible and Christian Lore and the Ya'jooj Wa Ma'jooj (يأجوج و مأجوج) of
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...w"). In the Vulgate, the Latin word translates Greek (πνευμα), ''pneuma'' (Hebrew (רוח) ''ruah''), as opposed to ''anima'', translating ''psykhē''. The w
...ma'' vs. ''spiritus'', Hebrew ''ruach'' vs. ''neshama'' or ''nephesh''; in Hebrew ''neshama'' from the root ''NSHM'' or breath.)
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...ring the Renaissance; the name Mephistopheles makes no appearance in the [[Bible]].
...ebrew word "''Tophel''" which means liar. Also, Bachtold-Stäubli has other Hebrew explanations yet for the name.
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...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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...me 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 inclined to d
...html#038.076 (38-76)] - and not as a ''fallen angel'' as mentioned in the Bible.
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...(IPA|/biˈɛl.zəˌbʌb/), '''Ba‘al Zebûb''' or '''Ba‘al Z<sup>ə</sup>vûv''' (Hebrew '''בעל זבוב''', with numerous variants. In addition to Beelzebub, Ba
...ng to an unknown place called Zebûb, or 'Lord of flies' (''zebûb'' being a Hebrew collective noun for 'fly'). This may mean the Hebrews were denigrating thei
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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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...464;ן''' "Twisted; coiled", Standard Hebrew '''Livyatan''', Tiberian Hebrew '''Liwyāṯān''') was a [[:Category:Biblical mythology|Biblic
...than'' has become synonymous with any large monster or creature. In Modern Hebrew, it simply means "whale".
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[[Image:Goliath Bible.jpg|right|frame|David and Goliath by Gustave Dore]]
* Anakim (Hebrew)
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...Isaiah 13:21 and 34:14, the English word "satyr" is used to represent the Hebrew ''sh'lrlm'', "hairy ones".
In Hebrew folklore, sh'lrlm are a type of [[demon]] or supernatural being which inhab
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...Syrian 'mámóna' (riches), Aramaic 'mamon' (riches), probably from Mishnaic Hebrew 'ממון (mmôn)'. (See refs: Winston 1954, Webster's 1977.) Other scholar
In the Bible, Mammon is personified in Luke 16:13, and Matthew 6:24, the latter verse re
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...ronymus of Cardia; and as ''screech owl'' in the King James Version of the Bible.
Hebrew לילית ''lilith'', Akkadian ''līlītu'' are female Nisba adjectives f
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There are also many references to necromancy in the Bible. The Book of Deuteronomy (XVIII 9–12) explicitly warns the Israelites
...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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