Yaldabaoth

English

Alternative forms

• Jaldabaoth, Jaltabaoth, Yaltabaoth

Etymology

Possibly from ילדא (yaldā, “begetter”) and Abaoth from Ancient Greek Σαβαώθ (Sabaṓth), from Biblical Hebrew צבאות (tsabāʾōθ), plural of צבא (tsābāʾ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌjɑːldəˈbeɪɒθ/

Proper noun

Yaldabaoth

1. (Gnosticism) The Demiurge or 'False God'. Created when Sophia (one of the lesser aeons) tried to emanate without her counterpart (Christ).

References

• Scholem, Gershom (1974) “Jaldabaoth Reconsidered”, in Mélanges d'histoire des religions offerts à Henri-Charles Puech‎^[1], Paris: Collège de France/Presses Universitaires de France, pages 418–421