Malachim

Alphabet published by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa in the 16th century From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Malachim was an alphabet published by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa in the 16th century.[1] Other alphabets with a similar origin are the Celestial Alphabet[2] and Transitus Fluvii.[3]

Script type
Alphabet
CreatorHeinrich Cornelius Agrippa
Created1510
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Malachim
A page of a book showing a catalog of characters formed by dots and lines connecting them.
The Malachim Script, from Agrippa's Of Occult Philosophy English 1651 edition
Script type
Alphabet
CreatorHeinrich Cornelius Agrippa
Created1510
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"Malachim" is a plural form from Hebrew (מלאך, mal'ach) 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 in the 16th century.[4][5] It is still used by high degree Freemasons to a limited extent.[4]

Alphabet

This version of the alphabet is from Agrippa's Of Occult Philosophy, 1651 edition.

Aleph Beth Gimel Daleth He Vau Zain Cheth
Teth or
Theth		 Iod or
Yod		 Caph or
Kaph		 Lamed Mem Nun Tau Shin, Shim
or Shom
Samech Ain or
Ayn		 Pe Tzaddi or
Zade		 Kuff, Qoph
or Quph		 Res or
Resh
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