Zaphkiel (
Hebrew: צַפְקִיאֵלṢafqīʾēl), also written as Tzaphqiel, Tzaphkiel, Zaphchial, Zaphiel, or Zelel, is an
archangel. He is sometimes equated with
Zadkiel, but other times, considered to be a different angel.[1] Zaphkiel is "chief of the
Ophanim (
order of thrones) and one of the 9 angels that rule
Heaven; also one of the 7 archangels."[1] He can watch people when they need to make important decisions and when they need to put them into words for others. If they are unsure of the words, he will help them to make the message more clear. The leader of the
Erelim, he is associated with the
planetSaturn.[1] It is associated also with the sephira of
Binah.
In fiction
Zaphkiel has been adapted for several pieces of modern fiction:
In the Japanese light novel series
Date A Live, Zafkiel is the name of a spiritual weapon (referred to as Angels within the series), belonging to Kurumi Tokisaki. Zafkiel takes on the form of a large clock. It has various powers related to manipulating time, including reversing one's or another's condition, sending one's consciousness to their past self, and peeking into the past of any object shot.