Song-Uttering Choirs

{{Short description|Apocryphal class of angels}} In 3 Enoch, the '''Song-Uttering Choirs''' are a collective class of angels who frequently sing the Trisagion and reside in Makon, the 5th Heaven, alongside the Ishim. If any of these angels fail to perform the Trisagion at the right time, they are consumed by fire. They are all under the direction of '''Tagas''' (תגעץ), the angel of music.

The twelve orders of angels, which are said to belong to this class, are listed as follows: *The '''Shalishim'''<ref name="Sallisim"> Davidson. "Sallisim" pg. 254</ref> (שָֽׁלִישִׁים) - the "Captains", the "Adjutants". *The '''Parashim'''<ref name="Parasim"> Davidson. "Parasim", pg. 220</ref> (פָּרָשִׁים) - the "Horsemen". *The '''Gibborim'''<ref name="Gibborim"> Davidson. "Gibborim", pg.124</ref> (גִּבּוֺרִים) - the "Mighty Ones", the "Champions", the "Warriors". *The '''Tseba'im'''<ref name="Seba'im"> Davidson. "Seba'im" pg. 263</ref> (''Tzeva'im'', צְבָאִים) or '''Tseba'oth''' (''Tzeva'ot'', צְבָאוֺת) - the "Hosts", the "Multitudes". *The '''Gedudim'''<ref name="Gedudim"> Davidson. "Gedudim", pg. 123</ref> (גְּדוּדִים) - the "Troops", the "Raiders". *The '''Memunim'''<ref name="Memuneh"> Davidson. "Memuneh", pg. 189</ref> (מְמֻנִּים) - the "Appointed Ones", the "Deputies". *The '''Sarim'''<ref name="Sarim"> Davidson. "Sarim" pg. 260</ref> (שָׂרִים) - the "Princes", the "Commanders", the "Chieftains". *The '''Chayalim'''<ref name="Chaylim"> Davidson. "Chaylim", pg.85</ref> (חֲיָלִים) - the "Armies", the "Soldiers". *The '''Mesharethim'''<ref name="Mesarepim"> Davidson. "Mesarepim", pg. 191</ref> (''Mesharetim'', מְשָׁרְתִים) - the "Servants", the "Ministers". *The '''Malakhim'''<ref name="Malakim"> Davidson. "Malakim" pg. 254</ref> (מַלְאָכִים) - the "Messengers", the "Kings". *The '''Degalim'''<ref name="Degalim"> Davidson. "Degalim", pg. 95</ref> (דְגָלִים) - the "Divisions", the "Battalions", the "Standards". *The '''Sabalim'''<ref name="Sebalim"> Davidson. "Sebalim" pg. 263</ref> (''Sabbalim'', סַבָּלִים) - the "Transporters", the "Bearers of Burdens".<ref>Odeberg. "Chapter XIX", pgs. 66-70</ref>

==See also== * List of angels in theology

==References== {{reflist}}

==Sources== *Davidson, Gustav. ''A Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels''. Free Press. 1971. *Odeberg, Hugo. ''3 Enoch, or The Hebrew Book of Enoch''. Cambridge University Press. 1928.

Category:Classes of angels Category:Book of Enoch