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Oct. 20th, 2017 03:01 pmWikipedia to the rescue: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shedim
Shedim is the Hebrew word for demons or spirits and also designates a supernatural creature in Jewish folklore. The word shedim appears only twice (always plural) in the Tanakh, at Psalm 106:37 and Deuteronomy 32:17. It was possibly a loan-word from Akkadian in which the word shedu referred to a protective, benevolent spirit.[3] Both times the term appears in the Tanakh, it deals with child or animal sacrifice to false gods that are called demons.[4] The word may also derive from the "Sedim, Assyrian guard spirits"[5] as referenced according to lore "Azael slept with Naamah and spawned Assyrian guard spirits known as sedim".[6]
Shedim is the Hebrew word for demons or spirits and also designates a supernatural creature in Jewish folklore. The word shedim appears only twice (always plural) in the Tanakh, at Psalm 106:37 and Deuteronomy 32:17. It was possibly a loan-word from Akkadian in which the word shedu referred to a protective, benevolent spirit.[3] Both times the term appears in the Tanakh, it deals with child or animal sacrifice to false gods that are called demons.[4] The word may also derive from the "Sedim, Assyrian guard spirits"[5] as referenced according to lore "Azael slept with Naamah and spawned Assyrian guard spirits known as sedim".[6]
