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This article is about the Malachim alphabet. For the quasi-Chasidic dynasty, see Malachim (Chassidus).
You might also be looking for Malakh (plural Malakhim), a type of angel in Judaism.
Malachim was an alphabet published by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa in the 16th century. Other alphabets with a similar origin are Celestial Alphabet and Transitus Fluvii.
"Malachim" is a plural form from Hebrew (מלאך, mal'ach), and means "angels" or "messengers", see Angels in Judaism.
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