Hashmal
Template:Italic title The Hashmallim (Template:Langx Template:Transliteration; sing. Hashmal, Template:Lang Template:Transliteration; rendered amber by the Authorized Version)<ref>Template:Cite Jewish Encyclopedia</ref> are angelic entities in Judaism.<ref>Rashi to Ezekiel 1:4</ref>
The word hashmal appears in the Hebrew Bible in Ezekiel 1:4-5: Template:Quote
Hashmallim occupy the fourth rank of ten in Maimonides' exposition of the Jewish angelic hierarchy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The Septuagint translates hashmal to ηλεκτρον (elektron), which means "amber" in English. Later, hashmal became the Modern Hebrew word that translates to the English word "electricity". Jewish poet Judah Leib Gordon coined the modern Hebrew word, in his 1878 collection Gabashta.<ref>Gilad, Elon. "Word of the Day / Hashmal." Haaretz. 24 April 2013. 24 June 2013.</ref>