![]() ![]() While the Latin Vulgate translated the Hebrew word “helel” as the Latin word “lucifer,” and then early English translations capitalized the “L,” it is not a proper name for the cherub. Isaiah 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O day-star, son of the morning ! How art thou cut down to the ground, that didst cast lots over the nations! The Jewish Publication Society translated “helel” into English in this way: ” The word can also mean “bearer of light,” which gives understanding to Paul’s proclamation that Satan is able to transform into an “angel of light” (2 Cor 11:14). Jewish sources record that the word literally means “shining one. of sound, but usually of color) to shine hence to make a show, to boast and thus to be (clamorously) foolish… ![]() The word derives from another Hebrew word, “halal,” defined as: heylel, hay-lale’ (in the sense of brightness) the morning-star:-lucifer. ![]() “Helel“ (halal) is defined by Strong’s Dictionary as: It is simply a translation from the Hebrew word “heylel” (or “halal” or “helel”), found in the Hebrew Masoretic text.īelow is the translation of the Hebrew words in Isaiah 14:12 (remember that the Hebrew language is written from right to left): The word “lucifer” in the Vulgate is not a proper name. Isaiah 14:12 quomodo cecidisti de caelo lucifer qui mane oriebaris corruisti in terram qui vulnerabas gentes In the Latin Vulgate, Isaiah 14:12 reads: ![]() In Latin, the word “lucifer” means the “bringer of light,” and in English, the word “luciferous” is used as an adjective to describe something that emits light. The word “lucifer” comes from Jerome’s Vulgate, which is the late fourth century AD Latin translation of the Hebrew Scriptures. Isaiah 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! This led to its use as a proper name for “the anointed cherub that covereth.” In all of these Bibles, “lucifer” is used and is capitalized. Those using “lucifer” in Isaiah 14 are the King James, the New King James, and earlier translations including Bishops (1568), Geneva (1587), Webster’s (1833), Brenton’s English Septuagint (1844), Darby (1889) and Douay-Rheims (1899). The word “lucifer” is found in only one verse in the Bible (Isaiah 14:12) and in only some English Bibles. Is that his real name? Where does it come from? We don’t need to “guess his name.” The evil one is commonly called Satan, but he is also sometimes called Lucifer. Yet his honored position and magnified service did not satisfy him. His service was high above that of other angels. ” As the anointed cherub, he was honored with a very special service to God - a service of covering the throne, which indicates a closeness to God. Ezekiel 28:14 tell us that, prior to his rebellion, the evil one was the “anointed cherub that covereth. In descending order of position and service, the hierarchy of the angelic beings includes archangels, cherubim, seraphim, and angels. He was in one of the highest positions of angelic beings. He was created by God as an angelic being, but not simply as an angel. We know that at one time, the evil one was in Heaven and he was one of God’s holy angels. Before we look at the name of the evil one, let’s look at his person. ![]()
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