HebrewH8314Noun (Masculine)

שָׂרָף

sa.raph

7Occurrences
H8314Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

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

from H8313 (שָׂרַף);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. serpent, fiery serpent 1a) poisonous serpent (fiery from burning effect of poison)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

שָׂרָף appears 7 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Isaiah
4
Numbers
2
Deuteronomy
1

Key Passages

Deuteronomy 8:15BSB

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 14:29BSB

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 30:6BSB

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 donkeysand their treasures on the humps of camels,to a people of no profit to them.

Isaiah 6:2BSB

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 6:6BSB

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.

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