Jewish angelic hierarchy
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- For other angelic hierarchies, see Hierarchy of angels.
Maimonides, in his Yad ha-Chazakah: Yesodei ha-Torah, counts ten ranks of angels in the Jewish angelic hierarchy, beginning from the highest:
| Rank | Angel | Notes |
| 1 | Chayot Ha Kadesh | |
| 2 | Ophanim | |
| 3 | Erelim | See Isaiah 33:7 |
| 4 | Hashmallim | See Ezekiel 1:4 |
| 5 | Seraphim | |
| 6 | Malakhim | Messengers, angels |
| 7 | Elohim | "Godly beings" |
| 8 | Bene Elohim | "Sons of Godly beings" |
| 9 | Cherubim | See Talmud Hagigah 13b |
| 10 | Ishim | "manlike beings", see Daniel (10:5) |
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