Quick Definition
to burn
Strong's Definition
to be (causatively, set) on fire
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: (cause to, make a) burn((-ing), up) kindle, [idiom] utterly.
TWOT Reference: 2292
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to burn
1a) (Qal) to burn
1b) (Niphal) to be burned
1c) (Piel) burner, burning (participle)
1d) (Pual) to be burnt up, be burned
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to burn
1a) (Qal) to burn
1b) (Niphal) to be burned
1c) (Piel) burner, burning (participle)
1d) (Pual) to be burnt up, be burned
Also means: sa.raph (סָרַף "to burn" H5635)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שָׂרַף
śâraph
BDB Definition:
1) to burn
1a) (Qal) to burn
1b) (Niphal) to be burned
1c) (Piel) burner, burning (participle)
1d) (Pual) to be burnt up, be burned
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2292
Total KJV Occurrences: 114
