Anapiel YHVH (Anaļ¬el, Anaphiel, Anpiel) Angel associated with the prophet ENOCH and the angel METATRON. Anapiel means ābranch of God.ā In the MERKABAH, Anapiel is one of the eight great angels and is named as the PRINCE of water and the chief SEAL bearer. He keeps the keys of the seven palaces in Arabot, the seventh HEAVEN. In 3 ENOCH, Anapiel YHVH is one of the angels identiļ¬ed as the one who carries Enoch to heaven. He is called āthe honored, gloriļ¬ed, beloved, wonderful, terrible and dreadful Princeā (16:7). He is chosen by God to punish Metatron on one occasion with a ļ¬ogging of 60 lashes. Metatron says that Anapiel is so named because his majesty, glory, crown, brilliance, and splendor overshadow all the chambers of Arabot in the same way that Godās majesty veils the heavens and ļ¬lls the Earth with his glory. Anapiel bows down to Soterasiel.
From : Encyclopedia of Angels by Rosemary Guiley
