The Hashmallim ( ; sing. Hashmal, ; rendered amber by the Authorized Version) are angelic entities in Judaism.Rashi to Ezekiel 1:4
The word hashmal appears in the Hebrew Bible in Ezekiel 1:4-5:
Hashmallim occupy the fourth rank of ten in Maimonides' exposition of the Jewish angelic hierarchy.
The Septuagint translates hashmal to ηλεκτρον (elektron), which means "amber" in English. Later, hashmal became the Modern Hebrew word that translates to the English word "electricity". Jewish poet Judah Leib Gordon coined the modern Hebrew word, in his 1878 collection Gabashta.Gilad, Elon. "Word of the Day / Hashmal." Haaretz. 24 April 2013. 24 June 2013.
See also List of angels in theology Merkabah mysticism
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