Song-Uttering Choirs
In 3 Enoch, the Song-Uttering Choirs are a collective class of angels who frequently sing the Trisagion and reside in Makon, the 5th Heaven, alongside the Ishim. If any of these angels fail to perform the Trisagion at the right time, they are consumed by fire. They are all under the direction of Tagas, the angel of music.
The twelve orders of angels, which are said to belong to this class, are listed as follows:
- The Shalishim - the "Captains", the "Adjutants".
- The Parashim - the "Horsemen".
- The Gibborim - the "Mighty Ones", the "Champions", the "Warriors".
- The Tseba'im or Tseba'oth - the "Hosts", the "Multitudes".
- The Gedudim - the "Troops", the "Raiders".
- The Memunim - the "Appointed Ones", the "Deputies".
- The Sarim - the "Princes", the "Commanders", the "Chieftains".
- The Chayalim - the "Armies", the "Soldiers".
- The Mesharethim - the "Servants", the "Ministers".
- The Malakhim - the "Messengers", the "Kings".
- The Degalim - the "Divisions", the "Battalions", the "Standards".
- The Sabalim - the "Transporters", the "Bearers of Burdens".
