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Shemihazah
Chief of tens1 Enoch 6
Chief of the two hundred
First among the two hundred who descended in the days of Jared. 1 Enoch makes him the one who feared to act alone, so he bound his companions by oath on Mount Hermon. Heaven later sent Michael to bind him among the ravines of the earth until the great judgment.
Also named Semjaza, Samyaza, Shemhazai, Samlazaz.
- Etymology
- Usually parsed as “the Name has seen” (shem + ḥazah).
- Cited
- 1 Enoch 6–8, 10:11–12
Powers
- Binding a host by a shared oath
- Naming that fastens a spirit to a body
- Root-cuttings that open or close the womb
- Counsel that turns a Watcher from heaven toward earth
What was taught
Shemihazah taught enchantments and root-cuttings: how plants, hairs, and names could be bound into workings that bent will, womb, and weather.
EnchantmentsHost of Shemihazah
Whole decadWe swear upon Hermon that we shall take wives among the daughters of men.