Strong H8314H8314Bשָׂרָף
Seraph
One of the 2 senses of Strong H8314
- Transliteration
- ώârâph
- Pronunciation
- saw-rawf'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
Seraph, seraphim
1a) majestic beings with 6 wings, human hands or voices in attendance upon God
1a) majestic beings with 6 wings, human hands or voices in attendance upon God
General definition
From H8313; {burning} that {is} (figuratively) poisonous (serpent); specifically a saraph or symbolical creature (from their copper color): - fiery ({serpent}) seraph.
In the biblical story
Seraph
Angelic beings that attend to God's throne
Seraphim are angelic beings that surround God's throne, each having six wings and praising His holiness (<ref="Isaiah 6:2-6">Isaiah 6:2-6</ref>).
In the Bible
Strong H8314B appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- seraphims2
First verses
- Isaiah 6:2Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
- Isaiah 6:6Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: