Ishim

A class of angels, described as "manlike beings."1 They are ranked tenth in Maimonides' Mishneh Torah, tenth in the Zohar,2 sixth in the Maseket Atzilut, second in the Berit Menuchah, and tenth in the Reshit Chochmah.

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References

Notes

  1. Dan. 10:5.
  2. Exodus 43a.

Source

  • Singer, Isidore; Adler, Cyrus; et al. 1901-1906. Jewish Encyclopedia. 12 Vols. New York: Funk and Wagnalls Company.