Mephistopheles
Origin
Schröer suggests a combination of Hebrew mephitz "destroyer" + tophel "liar" (from tophel sheqer, literally "falsehood plasterer, see שֶ×קֶר; compare Job xiii:4).
Schröer suggests a combination of Hebrew mephitz "destroyer" + tophel "liar" (from tophel sheqer, literally "falsehood plasterer, see שֶ×קֶר; compare Job xiii:4).