3 Enoch The Third Book of Enoch ( he, ספר חנוך לר׳ ישמעאל כ׳׳ג , abbreviated as 3 Enoch) is a Biblical apocryphal book in Hebrew. 3 Enoch purports to have been written in the 2nd century, but its origins can only be traced to the 5th c ...

, the Song-Uttering Choirs are a collective class of

angel In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles inclu ...

s who frequently sing the

Trisagion The ''Trisagion'' ( el, Τρισάγιον; 'Thrice Holy'), sometimes called by its opening line ''Agios O Theos'', is a standard hymn of the Divine Liturgy in most of the Eastern Orthodox, Western Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Cathol ...

and reside in Makon, the

5th Fifth is the ordinal form of the number five. Fifth or The Fifth may refer to: * Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as in the expression "pleading the Fifth" * Fifth column, a political term * Fifth disease, a contagious rash tha ...

Heaven, alongside the Ishim. If any of these angels fail to perform the Trisagion at the right time, they are consumed by fire. They are all under the direction of Tagas (תגעץ), the angel of music. The twelve orders of angels, which are said to belong to this class, are listed as follows: *The Shalishim Davidson. "Sallisim" pg. 254 (שָֽׁלִישִׁים) - the "Captains", the "Adjutants". *The Parashim Davidson. "Parasim", pg. 220 (פָּרָשִׁים) - the "Horsemen". *The Gibborim Davidson. "Gibborim", pg.124 (גִּבּוֺרִים) - the "Mighty Ones", the "Champions", the "Warriors". *The Tseba'im Davidson. "Seba'im" pg. 263 (''Tzeva'im'', צְבָאִים) or Tseba'oth (''Tzeva'ot'', צְבָאוֺת) - the " Hosts", the "Multitudes". *The Gedudim Davidson. "Gedudim", pg. 123 (גְּדוּדִים) - the "Troops", the "Raiders". *The Memunim Davidson. "Memuneh", pg. 189 (מְמֻנִּים) - the "Appointed Ones", the "Deputies". *The Sarim Davidson. "Sarim" pg. 260 (שָׂרִים) - the "Princes", the "Commanders", the "Chieftains". *The Chayalim Davidson. "Chaylim", pg.85 (חֲיָלִים) - the "Armies", the "Soldiers". *The Mesharethim Davidson. "Mesarepim", pg. 191 (''Mesharetim'', מְשָׁרְתִים) - the "Servants", the "Ministers". *The Malakhim Davidson. "Malakim" pg. 254 (מַלְאָכִים) - the "Messengers", the "Kings". *The Degalim Davidson. "Degalim", pg. 95 (דְגָלִים) - the "Divisions", the "Battalions", the "Standards". *The Sabalim Davidson. "Sebalim" pg. 263 (''Sabbalim'', סַבָּלִים) - the "Transporters", the "Bearers of Burdens".Odeberg. "Chapter XIX", pgs. 66-70

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*Davidson, Gustav. ''A Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels''. Free Press. 1971. *Odeberg, Hugo. ''3 Enoch, or The Hebrew Book of Enoch''. Cambridge University Press. 1928. Classes of angels Book of Enoch

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