289 documented Jewish supernatural beings from the Evil Eye grimoire, including 93 lesser and 71 ancient in power tier.
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David is presented in the supplied sources primarily as a personal name whose principal referent is the biblical King David (Biblical Hebrew: דָּוִד, Dāwīḏ, 'beloved one'), a historical‑literary human leader of ancient Israel famed as a shepherd, harpist, warrior, and the second king of a united Israel. Other occurrences of the name in the materials are secular biographical usages for various modern individuals; no source treats David as a supernatural or folkloric being.
Daʻat (Hebrew: דַּעַת, "knowledge") is a Kabbalistic locus or mystical state on the Tree of Life in which the sefirot are united; it functions as a mediating point between the transcendent Keter and the manifest sefirotic structure and as a correlate of certain human cognitive-emotional capacities.
Deborah (Hebrew: דְּבוֹרָה, Dəḇōrā) is a human religious and civic figure in the Hebrew Bible: a prophetess, the fourth judge of pre‑monarchic Israel, and the only female judge mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. She functions as an intermediary who conveys divine command, renders judgment, and participates in liturgical celebration (the Song of Deborah).
A named spirit from the Ars Goetia tradition, credited in modern sources with knowledge of the virtues of herbs and precious stones and (in many modern summaries) commanding legions of lesser spirits. Primarily encountered in ceremonial evocation contexts and variably represented in later occult commentary and popular culture.
A divinely commissioned heavenly agent in the Hebrew Bible and later Jewish traditions sent by God to execute judgment, death, or punishment. The figure functions as an instrument of divine justice (mal'āḵīm / memitim / mashḥit) and appears in narrative episodes of plague, wartime slaughter, and in rabbinic and Enochic writings connected to postmortem or eschatological punishment.
A cross-cultural mythic personification of evil and hostile forces, used in religious, literary, and popular contexts to explain temptation, moral corruption, disease, death, and misfortune. Its exact cosmological status varies by tradition, ranging from an independent principle of evil to a created being that became evil or a symbolic embodiment of human wickedness.
Dobiel (also Dubbiel; Hebrew דּוּבִּיאֵל) is a tutelary angel in Jewish/Talmudic-derived angelology identified as the guardian or patron angel of Ancient Persia. In the Talmudic legend he served temporarily in Heaven as a proxy for Gabriel and is portrayed as an advocate for Persia who acted with national partiality and as one of the angels who accused Israel in the heavenly court.
In Christian angelology, Dominions (also Dominations or Lordships; Greek kyriotētes) are an order of created heavenly beings listed among categories such as thrones, principalities, and powers. Major theological sources (Colossians 1:16 as cited, Pseudo‑Dionysius the Areopagite, and the Second Book of Enoch) treat them as a ranked class within a hierarchical cosmos rather than as individual personalities encountered in folklore.
Dumah (Heb. דּוּמָה, dūmā, 'silence') is an angelic figure in Jewish rabbinic and mystical literature and later Islamic reports, associated with the silence of death and with authority over the wicked dead and the punitive agents of the netherworld. In Zoharic material Dumah is depicted as a chief or prince over attendants who punish souls, and in a hadith compilation reported by Al‑Suyuti Dumah receives the souls of deceased unbelievers from Azrael.
A malicious possessing spirit in Jewish mythology, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person. (Note: Power tier should be Lesser or Greater, not Primordial (the entity's power level seems too high for a dislocated soul). Origin story and Appearance sections are missing. Abilities should be more sp)
Eheieh (Hebrew: אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה, Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh) is a biblical divine self-designation rendered in English as variants of "I Am that I Am" or "I will be what I will be." In later Jewish esoteric (Kabbalistic) discourse the name is associated with the highest Sephirah, Keter, and denotes the primal self-manifestation or mode of being from which emanation and sustenance proceed.
Ein Sof (אֵין סוֹף, ʾēn sōf) is the Kabbalistic designation for the pre‑manifest, nameless divine principle—literally “no end” or “infinite”—from which the Ohr Ein Sof (Infinite Light) and the ten sefirot are said to emanate. It is described apophatically: beyond names, attributes, form, space and time.
A Kabbalistic metaphysical formulation linking Ein Sof (the Infinite) with ʾOr (divine 'light'), used to discuss divine emanation and the manifestation of revealed divine names (e.g., YHWH Elohim) rather than a personified folkloric being.
A feminine personification from Zoharic Kabbalah identified with sexual immorality and named among a quartet of female partners of Samael. Later Western esoteric and popular sources reinterpret her as a Qliphothic princess or succubus-like 'queen' of demons.
El Shaddai (Hebrew: אֵל שַׁדַּי, ʾĒl Šadday) is a theonym used in the Hebrew Bible for the God worshipped by the patriarchs and Israel. The compound name is attested across Genesis, Exodus, Job and prophetic texts and has a contested etymology variously read as mountain‑, wilderness‑, destructive, or fertility‑related imagery rather than a single fixed English equivalent.
Eldad and Medad are Israelite men named in Numbers 11 who prophesied within the Israelite camp while the seventy elders went to the tabernacle to receive prophetic spirit. The episode is used in biblical and later traditions to discuss the distribution of prophecy and is elaborated in rabbinic and early Christian apocryphal literature with varied prophetic attributions.
Eleazar (Hebrew: אֶלְעָזָר, Eleazar/Elʿazar) is a biblical and historical personal name borne by several individuals in Hebrew tradition; chief among them is Eleazar son of Aaron, who succeeds his father as Israel's high priest and performs custodial and ritual functions in the Exodus, wilderness, and settlement narratives. He is treated as a human priestly office‑holder and is commemorated in some Christian liturgical calendars.
Eli is a named priest and judge in the Hebrew Bible associated with Shiloh who officiates in the period of the judges and figures in the narrative surrounding Samuel; later traditions (notably Samaritan) attribute institutional consequences to his actions.
Eliashib is a historical/high‑priestly figure attested in post‑exilic Hebrew sources as the kohen ha‑gadol (High Priest) in Jerusalem during the Persian period; he is named in Nehemiah and priestly lists and is associated with the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls in the mid‑5th century BCE.
Eliezer (Hebrew: אֱלִיעֶזֶר, ʾĔliʿezer) is a Hebrew personal name borne by multiple human figures in the Hebrew Bible and later Jewish tradition — most prominently a steward associated with Abraham, a son of Moses, and a prophet who rebuked King Jehoshaphat. The name means roughly "Help of my God" and functions as a theological personal name and as a marker within rabbinic interpretive traditions.
Elijah (Hebrew: ʾĒlīyyāhu / ʾĒlīyyā) is a prophetic figure in the Hebrew Bible portrayed as a divinely commissioned messenger active in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of Ahab. Scriptural narratives depict him performing miracles (drought proclamation, provision, resurrection, calling down fire, and being taken to heaven) and later traditions assign him an eschatological role as a herald who will return before the day of the LORD.
Elijah is a canonical prophetic figure of the Hebrew Bible, described in the Books of Kings as a prophet and miracle-worker active in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab. In modern media and religious discourse his name is invoked as a model of prophetic authority and eschatological voice.
In Jewish tradition, the Elioud are a part-angel hybrid race with a complex lineage blending human and divine elements. They possess remarkable powers or skills but exhibit morally reprehensible behavior. (Note: 1. The power_tier should be Ancient (deity-level) instead of Primordial (cosmic), as they have abilities that rival those of deities but not on a cosmic scale. 2. The summary should be revised to remo)
Eliphaz is a personal name in Hebrew scripture borne by at least two distinct human figures: Eliphaz son of Esau, a genealogical progenitor whose descendants include Amalek; and Eliphaz the Temanite, one of Job's three friends and a principal speaker in the Book of Job. Both figures function in narrative, genealogical, and wisdom-theological roles rather than as supernatural beings.
Elisha is a Hebrew Bible prophet, successor and disciple of Elijah, portrayed as a divinely appointed intermediary who performs miracles, advises rulers in narrative episodes, and acts within a prophetic guild known as the "sons of the prophets." His story appears in 1 Kings 19 and 2 Kings 2–14 and he is venerated in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
Elkanah is a human figure from the Hebrew Bible, presented as the husband of Hannah and father of the prophet Samuel. He appears as a patriarchal household head who practices annual pilgrimage to Shiloh and is variably identified in the biblical texts as an Ephraimite or, in Chronicles, as a Levite; later rabbinic tradition lists him among prophets.
Two distinct but lexically related referents: (1) Emeth is a human Calormene officer in C. S. Lewis's novel The Last Battle whose sincere devotion leads Aslan to accept him; (2) אמת (Emeth, Hebrew for "truth") appears in a version of the golem legend as the written animating word placed on a clay figure's forehead, removal of whose initial letter deactivates the creature.
Enoch is a pre‑Flood patriarch in Judaeo‑Christian traditions who 'walked with God' and was taken by God rather than dying; later apocryphal and rabbinic literature expands him into a heavenly scribe, attendant of the divine throne, guardian of celestial treasures, and in some strands identified with the angelic figure Metatron.
A 12th-century Jewish scholar and liturgical poet who contributed to the evolution of halakhic thought, involved in controversy surrounding post-Talmudic authority. (Note: 1. Power tier should be Human, but add that he is also a significant figure in Jewish literature and thought, as per the description of his abilities. 2. Add the name "Ben Yakir" as an alternate title)
Esterka is a legendary medieval Jewish woman in Polish tradition, famed as the beloved, mistress, or in some accounts wife of King Casimir III (Kazimierz) the Great (reigned 1333–1370). In chronicles and later literature she functions as a bridge between royal/political history and Jewish communal memory in Poland, credited with influencing royal policy toward Jews and memorialized in place‑names and artistic works.
Esther is the eponymous human heroine of the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible (Megillat Ester). Presented as a Jewish woman who becomes queen in the Persian royal court, her strategic concealment of identity, intercession with King Ahasuerus, and the communal fast she requests are narrated as securing the survival of the Jewish people in that story and underpin the festival of Purim.
Supernatural being in Jewish folklore that preys on infants, associated with blood consumption. (Note: - Power tier should be revised to Ancient (deity-level) as Estries' focus on a specific community and their vampiric nature suggests a significant level of power. - The article should include the prov)
In the Genesis tradition Eve (Hebrew Ḥawwāh) is the first woman created by God and the companion of Adam; as the progenitor of humankind she participates in the origin story that explains expulsion from the Garden of Eden and certain human conditions such as mortality and pain in childbirth.
A cross-cultural folkloric belief in a harmful influence cast by a person's gaze or look, usually motivated by envy or ill will. Treated as a transmissible curse or force rather than a corporeal being, it is countered by apotropaic objects, formulas, plants, and gestures in many traditions.
Ezekiel is a human prophet and priest of the Hebrew Bible whose recorded prophetic activity during the Babylonian exile includes vivid visionary encounters (notably the merkabah or chariot-throne and four living creatures) and symbolic enacted prophecies addressing judgment and restoration for Judah and Jerusalem.
A figure in Ezekiel 28:13–14 described as an "anointed cherub" in Eden; used within the prophetic oracle variously as a paradigmatic, exalted guardian-like being and as a figurative portrait of the King (or Prince) of Tyre. Later interpreters sometimes read the figure as a fallen celestial being linked to Satan, while other commentators insist the passage addresses a human ruler or his splendour.
A heavenly being expelled from the divine court for transgression; a cosmological status found in Second Temple Jewish, Christian and contested Islamic materials. In Enochic literature the Watchers descend to earth, corrupt humans and transmit forbidden knowledge; later Christian theology uses the motif to explain the origin of moral evil.
In European medieval and early modern folklore, a familiar spirit is an other-than-human attendant that assists, protects, or guides practitioners of magic and divination. The term is also used in Biblical translations to denote necromancers (Heb. אוֹב, ob) and appears in comparative discussions of Islamic/Arab animistic companion spirits (qarīn/qarīna). Across sources the phenomenon is best understood as a cultural category of personal spirit allies or intermediary agents rather than a single uniform being.
A metaphorical creature representing the Assyrian kingdom's power and destruction, used in Jewish tradition. (Note: * Power tier should be Greater, not Primordial, as it's a symbolic representation of a powerful regional entity (the Assyrian kingdom) rather than a cosmic or primordial force. * Abilities section nee)
A cross-cultural mythic category of monster defined by the ability to expel flame (or fire-like phenomenon) from the mouth or nostrils. Appears in multiple traditions (e.g., Greco-Roman, Hebrew/Biblical, Anglo‑Saxon, Japanese, Philippine, Native American, West African, Mapuche) and in modern fantasy as a recurring trope.
Flauros (also attested as Haures / Hauras in variant spellings) is a named high-ranking spirit in Western grimoires, notably the Ars Goetia (Lesser Key of Solomon). Described as a 'Great Duke' who initially appears as a leopard and later assumes a human form with flaming eyes, he is invoked for truthful revelation about past, present, and future and for destructive aid against enemies, but must be constrained by ritual to prevent deception.
In the Jewish tradition, a specific type of fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil that holds symbolic significance due to its association with Adam and Eve's disobedience. (Note: 1. Power tier should be Lesser or Minor Spirit at most, as the forbidden fruit is a symbolic object with no supernatural abilities. 2. Sensory cues are not mentioned, but its absence can be noted (e.g)
Forneus is a named spirit in the grimoire tradition of The Lesser Key of Solomon (the Ars Goetia), described there as a Great Marquis of Hell who commands twenty-nine legions and is said to teach rhetoric and languages while making men beloved and giving them a good name. Sources depict him as able to take many forms — described as a great sea monster but said to mainly prefer human form — and note that he is "partly of the Order of Thrones, and partly of that of Angels."
A principal heavenly messenger in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic literatures, Gabriel is portrayed as an archangel who reveals and explains divine messages, announces births and divine intent, and executes certain divine judgments in apocalyptic texts.
Gevurah (Hebrew: גְּבוּרָה, Găḇūrā) is the fifth sephirah on the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, an emanation representing the divine principles of judgment, limitation, and disciplined strength. It functions as a structural attribute within Jewish mystical cosmology rather than an individual personal spirit.
A recurring figure-type in myth, legend, and folktale characterized chiefly by humanoid form combined with prodigious size and strength. Giants function variably as monsters, culture-heroes, ancestral figures, or etiological agents that explain landscape features and large ancient remains.
A Hebrew term (plural of gibbor) meaning "mighty ones," used in the Hebrew Bible to denote exceptional martial valor (e.g., David's mighty men) and, in later interpretation, applied to legendary or antediluvian "men of renown" sometimes associated with giants or Nephilim. The concept spans ordinary elite warriors to interpretive traditions of larger‑than‑life ancient figures.
A paired set of names (Gog and Magog / Yajuj and Majuj) that function across Jewish, Christian, and Islamic texts and later legend as hostile nations, tribes, or leaders associated with end-times conflict. Their identity varies by source—Ezekiel presents Gog as a prince of the land of Magog; Revelation uses the pair for hostile nations; the Qurʾān (and later Islamic legend) depicts Yajuj and Majuj as peoples sealed behind a barrier until the last days.
An animated anthropomorphic being formed from inanimate earth (typically clay or mud) and brought to life by a human practitioner through the ritual use of Hebrew letters or divine names. In Jewish narrative and mystical contexts the golem functions as servant or protector created by rabbis, Baal Shem figures, or Kabbalists, but stories repeatedly warn that it can grow uncontrollable and must be deactivated by altering its animating inscription.
A guardian angel is a class of heavenly ministering spirit assigned to a particular person, group, or nation to watch over, guide, intercede for, and protect that charge. Found across Judaic, Christian, Zoroastrian, and later esoteric sources, the guardian angel functions as an intermediary carrying out divine behests and as a personal tutelary presence.
Hadad the Edomite is a human political figure in the Hebrew Bible described as a surviving member of the Edomite royal house who fled to Egypt, was elevated at Pharaoh's court, and later returned to oppose King Solomon; the narrative frames him as one of the adversaries the LORD "raised up" against Solomon after Solomon's apostasy.
Hadraniel is an angelic gatekeeper in Jewish mystical and rabbinic traditions, assigned to the second gate of heaven and depicted as an awe‑inspiring, gigantic being who mediates access to divine revelation. He appears in narratives such as Moses’ heavenly ascent and Zoharic material concerning the Book of Raziel, and is sometimes placed differently in other mystical lists (e.g., as subordinate to Jehuel in some Gnostic listings).
Hagar (Hebrew: Hāgār; Arabic: Hājar) is presented in the Book of Genesis as an Egyptian female servant (שִׁפְחָה) in Sarai's household who bears Abram a son, Ishmael; later Jewish and Islamic traditions expand and reinterpret her status and story, including rabbinic identifications (e.g., Pharaoh’s daughter, potential identification with Keturah) and Islamic accounts linking her to the origins of Mecca and the Zamzam well.
Halphas is a named spirit in the Western grimoire (Goetic) tradition, listed as an earl who commands 26 legions of spirits and is described as an avian figure (usually a hoarse‑voiced stock dove; some authorities describe a stork). Goetic texts attribute to him military/logistical functions: supplying weapons and ammunition for towers (or towns in some variants) and sending men to war. Modern culture frequently reuses the name as an infernal motif in music, gaming and fiction.
Haman is the chief antagonist of the Book of Esther: a high Persian court official who secures a royal decree to annihilate the Jews and is ultimately executed on the very gallows he prepared for his enemy. In later rabbinic tradition he is expanded into a symbol of pride, idolatry, divinatory practice, and ancestral enmity linked to Agag/Amalek.
Haniel is an angelic figure in Jewish and later Western angelology, traditionally counted among the seven archangels. The figure is associated with the planet Venus and is described as the governing archangel of the Kabbalistic sephirah Netzach, embodying qualities of grace, charm, and joy and appearing in later Renaissance esoteric apparatus such as John Dee's Sigillum Dei Aemeth.
In the supplied Jewish textual materials, Hashmal (Hebrew חַשְׁמַל; pl. Hashmallim) appears both as a luminous element in Ezekiel's prophetic theophany and as the name of an angelic rank in later Jewish angelology, described in secondary sources as administrative officers of Heaven.
A collective category in Abrahamic and Near Eastern texts naming an ordered assembly associated with the divine realm. The term can refer to the stars and other celestial bodies, to organized spiritual beings (angels) serving God, and is often described with military vocabulary (hosts, armies, commanders) that places the group within divine governance and occasional cosmic or earthly conflicts.
Hegai is a human court official attested in the Book of Esther (Hebrew Bible), described as the eunuch chamberlain charged with the 'house of the women' (the king's harem) in Shushan. He supervised the preparation and custody of young women presented to King Ahasuerus/Xerxes and is credited with favoring and provisioning Esther prior to her audience with the king.
Hilkiah (Hebrew: Ḥilqiyyā(hu), "my portion is Yahweh") is attested in biblical and epigraphic sources as a kohen (priest) and, in the biblical narrative, the High Priest of the Jerusalem Temple during King Josiah's reign. He is chiefly remembered for finding the 'Book of the Law' in the Temple and delivering it to royal officials, an act that precipitated Josiah's religious reforms.