H8314 שָׂרָף (sârâph) saw-rawf'

Hebrew

Biblical Persons & Places

Seraph An angel in the Old Testament

An angel in the Old Testament; called Seraph (שָׂרָף)

Strong's Definition

burning, i.e. (figuratively) poisonous (serpent); specifically, a saraph or symbolical creature (from their copper color)

Derivation: from H8313 (שָׂרַף);

KJV Usage: fiery (serpent), seraph.

TWOT Reference: 2292a,b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) serpent, fiery serpent

1a) poisonous serpent (fiery from burning effect of poison)

2) seraph, seraphim

2a) majestic beings with 6 wings, human hands or voices in attendance upon God

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G785 G3789

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שָׂרָף (sa.raph) — serpent. 1) serpent, fiery serpent 1a) poisonous serpent (fiery from burning effect of poison)

שָׂרָף (sa.raph) — Seraph. Seraph, seraphim 1a) majestic beings with 6 wings, human hands or voices in attendance upon God

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

שָׂרָף (H8314 · H8315)

noun m · שׂרף

Small Animals | ≈ אֶפְעֶה · עַקְרָב · צֶפַע

carpet viper = reddish brown viper with a pale underside and a row of pale blotches arranged side-by-side in pairs all the way down its back; it grows to about 80 centimeters in length, and its head is smaller and its body thinner than most typical vipers; it is easily provoked and quite aggressive; it is active mainly in the daytime, as it can stand higher temperatures than many other snakes; it lives in desert and grassland areas and feeds on jerboas, mice, and mole rats; its venom is slow-acting but highly poisonous; ◄ |iEchis coloratus|i*; ► unclean animal; ≈ associated with lurking danger

NUM 21:6 · NUM 21:8 · DEU 8:15 · ISA 14:29 · ISA 30:6

seraph = heavenly creature with six wings; ► surrounding the throne of God and praising his holiness

ISA 6:2 · ISA 6:6

name · שׂרף

Names of People

Saraph = man; ◄ tribe of Judah

1CH 4:22

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שָׂרָף n.m. a serpent, usu. venomous base

[שָׂרָף] n.m. pl. שְׂרָפִים seraphim base

Bible Occurrences (7)

21:6 21:8

8:15

6:2 6:6 14:29 30:6

Numbers 21:6

So the LORD sent venomous snakes among [the people], and many of the Israelites were bitten and died.

Numbers 21:8

Then the LORD said to Moses, Make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole.... When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live.

Deuteronomy 8:15

He led you through the vast and terrifying wilderness with its venomous snakes and scorpions, a thirsty and waterless [land]. He brought you water from the rock of flint.

Isaiah 6:2

Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two [wings] they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.

Isaiah 6:6

Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar.

Isaiah 14:29

Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg.

Isaiah 30:6

[This is] the burden against the beasts of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lioness and lion,... of viper and flying serpent, they carry their wealth on the backs of donkeys and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people of no profit to them.