Angel Umabel (No. 61): Regency, Psalm, Symbolism and Reading

Who Is Umabel, Angel No. 61?

Umabel is the sixty-first angel on the list, the fifth of the Choir of Archangels, at the centre of the choir. His name is also written Vmabel in English editions: the initial letter Vav can also be read as the conjunction “and” in Hebrew, and authors hesitate over how to pronounce it.

French books associate him with friendship and affection, with sympathy between people, and add a taste for travel and for the sciences of the sky, astronomy or astrology.

In the classical list of the Shem HaMephorash, the 72 names are read from three verses of Exodus (14:19 to 21), and Umabel holds place 61. What follows is presented according to the Kabbalistic and esoteric tradition, and not as established fact. The origin of the system is explained in our introduction to the 72 angels.

Traditional Reference Points

These dates follow the most widespread calendar: five days per angel starting March 21 (angel No. 1), over a year of 365 days. Other lists shift the periods by one to several days, and February 29 poses a specific problem that the guardian angel calculation page details. As for the hour, many authors speak of local solar time, others of standard time.

The Verse and the Name

The verse from Psalm 113 reads: “Blessed be the name of the Lord, now and forever.” It is a praise that does not stop, from the present into eternity. The verse comes just before that of Harahel (No. 59), which speaks of the course of the sun: the two angels share this psalm.

The name is formed from the triplet ומב (Vav, Mem, Beth) followed by the ending El. No established philological meaning is attached to it. Verse 2 bears the same number in Hebrew and English numbering; the Vulgate places this psalm at number 112.

What Tradition Associates with Umabel

According to French editions, Umabel evokes:

• Friendship and faithfulness in affection.
• Sympathy in the old sense: the capacity to attune oneself to others.
• A taste for travel, according to some works.
• The sciences of the sky: astronomy, and astrology for esoteric authors.

These associations come from esoteric works; they vary from one author to another and are not established facts.

A Reading for Today

Friendship is built through regular, often modest gestures: a message, an invitation, a presence at the right moment. Umabel reminds us not to put them off indefinitely. In a society where we easily lose touch, thinking of those we love is already an act.

Nothing here guarantees a meeting or a reconciliation. This figure simply invites you to look at who matters to you.

His Season and Zodiac Sign

Umabel’s period, January 15 to 19, falls in the heart of winter (northern hemisphere, within the framework of the original calendar). It roughly covers the sign of Capricorn. The last days of Capricorn come just before the entry into Aquarius, around January 20, a sign that tradition associates with friendship and group bonds. In the table of the 36 decans, each ten-day span receives two angels: Umabel shares his with Iah-Hel (No. 62).

Within the Choir of Archangels

In the “Celestial Hierarchy” of Pseudo-Dionysius (around 500), the Archangels form the second-to-last choir, at the centre of the third triad. The Greek word archangeloi means “chiefs of messengers.” The New Testament uses the term twice (1 Thessalonians 4:16 and Jude 9), and Gregory the Great (late 6th century) said that angels carry ordinary messages and archangels the greatest ones. In the list of 72, this choir groups angels 57 to 64; it should not be confused with the eight archangels of our guides to the archangels, which belong to a different classification.

Umabel is the fifth of the Archangels. After Mitzrael’s repair, he brings the bond of affection: one restores what has been damaged, then tends what connects. He precedes Iah-Hel.

To place Umabel in the sequence of angels, here are his immediate neighbours: Mitzrael (No. 60) before him and Iah-Hel (No. 62) after him. The choir is presented in detail on the page Choir of Archangels.

A Gentle Practice with Umabel

An exercise in friendship, lasting fifteen minutes:

1. Write down five first names of people who matter to you, including a friend you have lost touch with.
2. Write a short message to that friend: “I was thinking of you.”
3. Suggest a small get-together: a walk, a coffee, a call.
4. On a clear night, go outside and find the constellation Orion, very visible in winter, then read verse 2 of Psalm 113.

Dress warmly to look at the sky. The message is worthwhile even without an immediate reply.

What to Keep in Mind

This system is symbolic, not an established fact. No angel brings you friends or guarantees a successful journey, and no one can promise you any result. Read these pages for the images they offer and for the reflection they prompt.

On the religious level, the Catholic Church does not recognise this system of 72 names and names only three archangels, Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, according to Scripture. The psalms, for their part, belong to the prayer of many confessions, well beyond this system.

See also the guide to the 72 angels and the guide to the archangels.

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The meanings mentioned belong to tradition and symbolism. They are neither promises of results nor medical advice. Back to Guide to the 72 guardian angels.