Auphanim

English

Noun

Auphanim (plural Auphanims)

1. A biblical angel made from bright wheels covered in eyes.
   • 2001, Adewale Thompson, The Invisible World, page 58:

     In Chochmah the angels are Auphanims, called wheels, by the prophet Ezekiel who wrongly placed them in the order of Cherubims.

   • 2002, John Bonner, Qabalah: A Magical Primer:

     The order of angels in the sphere of Chokmah are the Auphanim, or “Wheels,” a word derived from the root AVPh which means “to encircle.”

   • 2007, William G. Gray, The Ladder of Lights, page 190:

     Nevertheless the Angel Order of the Auphanim operate well within our reach and affect every life or energy cycle on earth—or elsewhere.