Metatron

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Metatron is a powerful angelic being often depicted in Jewish and Christian mysticism as a celestial scribe or the voice of God.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Metatron canonical 3
Metatron as scribe of heaven 1
Uriel 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf angelic being
archangel
figure in Christian mysticism
figure in Jewish mysticism
angelicOrder sometimes linked to cherubim
sometimes linked to seraphim
appearsInText 3 Enoch
Hekhalot Rabbati
surface form: Sefer Hekhalot

Zohar
various Kabbalistic writings
associatedConcept Keter sefirah
Tree of Life
divine throne
heavenly chariot
associatedTradition Christian esotericism
Jewish apocryphal literature
Kabbalah
Merkavah mysticism
surface form: Merkabah mysticism
controversy some rabbinic concerns about confusion with divinity
dwellsIn highest heaven
elevatedBy God
hasFunction guiding mystics through heavenly realms
presiding over heavenly courts
recording human deeds
transmitting divine messages
hasTitle Angel of the Lord
Chancellor of Heaven
Lesser YHWH
Prince of the Presence
identifiedWith Enoch
influenceOn Western esotericism
angelology in various mystical systems
later occult and esoteric traditions
language Hebrew tradition
nameEtymology possibly from Greek elements meaning "beyond" and "throne"
possibly from Latin "metator" meaning "guide" or "measurer"
portrayedAs enthroned near God
immense in size
radiant with divine light
rank one of the highest angels
role angelic intermediary
celestial scribe
heavenly mediator
heavenly scribe
voice of God
transformationFrom Enoch
surface form: patriarch Enoch
worshipStatus not worshipped as God in mainstream Judaism

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alan Rickman portrayed Metatron
Enoch transformedIntoInSomeTraditions Metatron
this entity surface form: angel Metatron
Haydn The Creation character Metatron
subject surface form: The Creation
this entity surface form: Uriel
Dogma mainCharacter Metatron
3 Enoch focusesOn Metatron
3 Enoch describes Metatron
this entity surface form: Metatron as scribe of heaven