Meanings
plural Auphanims
- A biblical angel made from bright wheels covered in eyes.
In Chochmah the angels are Auphanims, called wheels, by the prophet Ezekiel who wrongly placed them in the order of Cherubims.
2001, Adewale Thompson, The Invisible World, page 582 more examples
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.”
2002, John Bonner, Qabalah: A Magical PrimerNevertheless the Angel Order of the Auphanim operate well within our reach and affect every life or energy cycle on earth—or elsewhere.
2007, William G. Gray, The Ladder of Lights, page 190
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