Yaldabaoth
English
Alternative forms
- Yaltabaoth
Etymology
Possibly from Hebrew בֹ֔הוּת יַלְדָּה (yaldāh bōhūṯ, "daughter of [the] void") or its Aramaic equivalent ילדא בהות (yaldā’ bāhūṯ, "son of chaos")
Proper noun
Yaldabaoth
- (Gnosticism) The name of the Demiurge or 'False God'. Created when Sophia (one of the lesser aeons) tried to emanate without her counterpart (Christ).