Malachim

This article is about an alphabet. For another use, see Malachim (Hasidic group). It is not to be confused with Malakh (plural Malakhim).

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]

Malachim
The Malachim Script, from Agrippa's Of Occult Philosophy English 1651 edition
Script type	Alphabet
Creator	Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa
Created	1510

"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