Saraph שָׂרָף
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| שָׂרָף | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | saraph |
| Strong's number | H8314 (H8314A, H8314B) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | serpent |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Isaiah (4) |
Saraph (Hebrew שָׂרָף, Strong's H8314) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “serpent”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H8314A: serpent
1) serpent, fiery serpent
1a) poisonous serpent (fiery from burning effect of poison)
1a) poisonous serpent (fiery from burning effect of poison)
H8314B: Seraph
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
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | fiery (4), serpent (3), seraphims (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | seraphim (2), serpent (2), venomous (1), fiery serpent (1), its venomous (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Saraph, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Numbers
- Numbers 21:6And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.So the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died.
- Numbers 21:8And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.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
- Deuteronomy 8:15Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;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
- 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.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 6:6Then 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: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 14:29Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.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 30:6The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).