tapsarim

A high order of angel, mentioned in 3 ENOCH 14:1–3. The PRINCES of the tapsarim, along with the princes of the ERELIM and ELIM , pay homage to Metatron. The Maseket Hekalot refers to tapsarim as angels. Tapsarim appears twice in the Bible, but references rank: in Jere- miah 51:27 it is “officer” and in Nahum 3:17 it is “scribe.”