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Isaiah 6:2

“Above 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.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

שָׂרָףsârâph · saw-rawf'
H8314 · Hebrew

Definition: burning, i.e. (figuratively) poisonous (serpent); specifically, a saraph or symbolical creature (from their copper color)
Derivation: from H8313 (שָׂרַף);
KJV renderings: fiery (serpent), seraph.
Grammar: שְׂרָפִ֨ים — common noun, masculine, plural, absolute
Code HNcmpa
Usage: Occurs 7 times in the Hebrew Bible.Numbers 21:6 Numbers 21:8 Deuteronomy 8:15 Isaiah 6:6 Isaiah 14:29

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׂרָף here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.