Ithiel (Hebrew אִיתִיאֵל ''’Îṯî’êl'') is an enigmatic name mentioned in the

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verse of

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30:1, "The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the

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. The man declares to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal..."(

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: "...utterance to Ithiel, / to Ithiel and Ukal:") then follows the prophecy.

Origin

The name is

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suffix -iel, ''

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'', and can have a number of meanings.

Etymology

The name, Ithiel, has as its root a variation of the word ''ot'' (אוֹתּ) meaning "sign" and can be rendered as "the words of God," "he who understood the signs," or "he who understood the alphabet of God." Relating to the letters of the Hebrew alphabet, the root word ''ot'' also signifies "letters."

Description

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mentions Ithiel, along with

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, as one of seven angels charged with taking care of a monastery in his

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"Farewell".

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, in his book ''Advent: a Mystery'', treats Ithiel as an angel in conversation with the counterpart Adiel and writes their dialogue in the form of a play. Charles Morgridge has described the angel Ithiel as "prince of the seventh or lowest order of the hierarchy of heaven" and of being the weight of judgment for the men of God.

In Gematria

In Hebrew

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, Ithiel is 452 which has an exact correspondence to the

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words ''meizonos'' (μειζονος) and ''krithete'' (κριθητε), which, when placed together mean “great judge.” The Magic Square of Ithiel

Occultist Arimanius Théletos, who created the ''

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of Ithiel'', agister Memet. 2013. The Song of Ithiel. [onlineAvailable at: http://meimihiegomemet.wordpress.com/2013/10/07/the-song-of-ithiel/ [Accessed: 7 Oct 2013].] has used it to derive an evocation of Ithiel that can be used in Theurgy, magic ritual. The words of the evocation are Hebrew renderings of phrases drawn from the ''Magic Square of Ithiel''. It begins with the

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“le-Ithiel” (לְאִיתִיאֵל), meaning "to Ithiel" which can be read along each side of the magic square. Other phrases such as “Abba” (father) and “yomar” (he will say) are also encoded within the cryptic message of the cipher. Each other palindrome inside the magic square form

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s, which are corrupted names of deities particularly used in magical evocations. According to

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barbarous names are used "to command all spirits of the firmament, ether, and the elements."Guiley, R. ''The Encyclopedia of Magic and Alchemy''. New York: Infobase Publishing, (2006). p.47. Due to the nature of the magic square each phrase can be read in four different directions. The evocation attributed to Arimanius Théletos has been rendered from Hebrew to English thus: L'BAMAOMABAL L'ITIEL,
ABATzABA YOMARAMOY,
TATzARO'ORATzATA, TATzARO'ORATzATA
L'BAMAOMABAL, L'BAMAOMABAL
TATzARO'ORATzATA, TATzARO'ORATzATA
YOMARAMOY ABATzABA,
L'ITIEL L'BAMAOMABAL.

References

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