Yaldabaoth

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/ˌjɑːldəˈbeɪɒθ/

proper noun

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

OriginAncient Greek Σαβαώθ ← Biblical Hebrew צבאות →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Jaldabaoth · alternative Jaltabaoth · alternative Yaltabaoth · alternative Ialdabaoth

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
samael

Origin

  1. Biblical Hebrewצבאות
  2. Ancient GreekΣαβαώθ
  3. EnglishYaldabaoth

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

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APA

Yaldabaoth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yaldabaoth

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“Yaldabaoth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yaldabaoth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yaldabaoth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yaldabaoth.

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