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Tamiel (or Tumiel; Imperial Aramaic: תומיאל, Ancient Greek: Ταμιήλ), also spelled Tâmîêl, is a fallen angel, the fifth mentioned of the 20 watcher leaders of the 200 fallen angels in the Book of Enoch. Tamiel is also called either Kasdaye[citation needed] (also Kasdeja, from Aramaic כַּשְׂדָּי kaśdāy—"Chaldean", "inhabitant of Chaldea", "astrologer")[1] or Kasyade (prob. compd. of כָּסָה kasah—"to conceal" + יָד yad—"hand", "power"; lit. "covered hand", "hidden power")[2] in the Book of Enoch, Chapter 69.
Michael Knibb lists the translation of Tamiel as "God is Perfect" or "Perfection of God" (the combination of tamiym and El-God). Tamiel was attributed as a teacher of astronomy (Enoch 8:7). He also taught "the children of men all of the wicked strikes of spirits, [the strikes of] demons, and the strikes of the embryo in the womb so that it may pass away (abortion), and [the strikes of the soul], the bites of the serpent, and the strikes which befall through the noontide heat, [which is called] the son of the serpent named Taba'et (meaning male)" during the days of Noah, not the days of Jared(Enoch 69:12).
Popular culture
edit- Tamiel appears as the enemy in the Supernatural season 10 episode "Angel Heart" where he is killed with his own angel sword by Claire Novak.
- Tamiel is the name of one of the Scavengers in The Walking Dead, first appearing in Episode 10 of Season 7.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Strong's Hebrew: 3779
- ^ Sola, Rev. David Aaron. Frost, Isaac. (publ.) Signification of the Proper Names, Etc., Occurring in the Book of Enoch: From the Hebrew and Chaldee Languages. London, 1852.
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