Naamah or Na'amah is a demonic legendary creature

Legendary creature

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, the mother of divination

Divination

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. How she became a demon is unclear.

Etymology

Naamah comes from naem and means pleasant.

The meaning of her name is argued among Hebrew

Judaism

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 scholars; it refers either to her virtuous nature ("pleasing" to God

God

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 (YHVH)) or to a penchant for idolatry

Idolatry

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 (singing "pleasant" songs to pagan

Paganism

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 idols).

In the Zohar

Naamah appears in the Zohar

Zohar

The Zohar is the foundational work in the literature of Jewish mystical thought known as Kabbalah. It is a group of books including commentary on the mystical aspects of the Torah and scriptural interpretations as well as material on Mysticism, mythical cosmogony, and mystical psychology...

 as one of the four angel

Angel

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s of sacred prostitution, the mates of the archangel

Archangel

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 Samael

Samael

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. Her fellow succubi are Lilith

Lilith

Lilith is a character in Jewish mythology, found earliest in the Babylonian Talmud, who is generally thought to be related to a class of female demons Līlīṯu in Mesopotamian texts. However, Lowell K. Handy notes, "Very little information has been found relating to the Akkadian and Babylonian view...

, Eisheth Zenunim, and Agrat Bat Mahlat

Agrat Bat Mahlat

In Zoharistic Kabbalah, Agrat Bat Mahlat is one of the four angels of sacred prostitution, who mates with archangel Samael. Her fellow succubi are Lilith, Naamah, and Eisheth Zenunim....

. They are the original four queens of the demons.
According to Zohar

Zohar

The Zohar is the foundational work in the literature of Jewish mystical thought known as Kabbalah. It is a group of books including commentary on the mystical aspects of the Torah and scriptural interpretations as well as material on Mysticism, mythical cosmogony, and mystical psychology...

 she is a succubus

Succubus

In folklore traced back to medieval legend, a succubus is a female demon appearing in dreams who takes the form of a human woman in order to seduce men, usually through sexual intercourse. The male counterpart is the incubus...

 and fallen angel

Fallen angel

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, and is generally regarded as an aspect or relation of Lilith

Lilith

Lilith is a character in Jewish mythology, found earliest in the Babylonian Talmud, who is generally thought to be related to a class of female demons Līlīṯu in Mesopotamian texts. However, Lowell K. Handy notes, "Very little information has been found relating to the Akkadian and Babylonian view...

. After Cain killed Abel, Adam

Adam

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 separated from Eve

Eve

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 for 130 years. During this time, two female spirits, Lilith

Lilith

Lilith is a character in Jewish mythology, found earliest in the Babylonian Talmud, who is generally thought to be related to a class of female demons Līlīṯu in Mesopotamian texts. However, Lowell K. Handy notes, "Very little information has been found relating to the Akkadian and Babylonian view...

 and Naamah would visit Adam

Adam

Adam is a figure in the Book of Genesis. According to the creation myth of Abrahamic religions, he is the first human. In the Genesis creation narratives, he was created by Yahweh-Elohim , and the first woman, Eve was formed from his rib...

 and bear his children, who became the Plagues of Mankind. (Zohar 3:76b-77a)

Also according to Zohar

Zohar

The Zohar is the foundational work in the literature of Jewish mystical thought known as Kabbalah. It is a group of books including commentary on the mystical aspects of the Torah and scriptural interpretations as well as material on Mysticism, mythical cosmogony, and mystical psychology...

, Naamah corrupted Uzza and Azael.

External links

• Lilith by Alan Humm