An Ophan (
Lat. ophan[us], pl. ophani[m]) is one of a class of
celestial beings called Ophanim described in the
Book of Enoch with the
Cherubim and
Seraphim as never sleeping, but watching (or guarding) the throne of
God.The word ophan means "
wheel" in
Hebrew so the Ophanim have been associated with the description in and possibly again in the (mentioned as gagal, traditionally "the wheels of gagallin", in "fiery flame" and "burning fire") of the four, eye-covered wheels (each composed of two intersecting wheels), that move next to the winged
Cherubim, beneath the throne of
God. The four wheels move with the Cherubim because the
spirit of the Cherubim is in them. These are also referred to as the "many-eyed ones" in the
Second Book of Enoch.
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[Judaic] Members of the one of nine orders of angels in medieval angelology. They are the third most powerful. Thrones are the fastest of the angels and are often depicted as wheel-like beings with many eyes. They are therefore called 'Great Wheels' and 'Many Eyed Ones'. Their leader is said to be Raphael.
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