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Samael

/SAM-ay-el/ MasculineHebrew

Meaning

Samael is a masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning “venom of God; an angel of death”.

Samael appears in Jewish lore as a severe archangel, accuser and angel of death, whose name is usually parsed as venom of God. He is a far more ambivalent figure than Azrael, which keeps the name on the dark fringe of angelic choices.

At a glance

Origin
Hebrew
Gender
Masculine
Pronounced
/SAM-ay-el/
Themes
DeathDark

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Questions

  • Samael is a masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning “venom of God; an angel of death”. Samael appears in Jewish lore as a severe archangel, accuser and angel of death, whose name is usually parsed as venom of God.

  • Samael is traditionally a masculine (boy) name.

  • The name Samael comes from Hebrew. Samael appears in Jewish lore as a severe archangel, accuser and angel of death, whose name is usually parsed as venom of God. He is a far more ambivalent figure than Azrael, which keeps the name on the dark fringe of angelic choices.

  • Samael is pronounced SAM-ay-el.

More names that mean death

Names that share this meaning.

  1. Anubis MasculineEgyptian“the jackal-headed god of embalming”
  2. Azrael MasculineHebrew“God is my help; the angel of death”
  3. Hades MasculineGreek“the unseen one”
  4. Hel FeminineOld Norse“hidden; ruler of the Norse underworld”
  5. Kali FeminineSanskrit“the black one”
  6. Mara FeminineHebrew“bitter”