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śārāf שָׂרָףAserpent, BSeraph’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from śāraf שָׂרַף ‘to burn’
Roots: שׂרף
Variants: שָׂרָף, שָׂרָף

śārāf n, m
A1) serpent, fiery serpent
 1a) poisonous serpent (fiery from burning effect of poison)
B1) seraph, seraphim
 1a) majestic beings with 6 wings, human hands or voices in attendance upon God

Mentioned in Numbers 21:8, 21:6 Deuteronomy 8:15 Isaiah 30:6, 6:2, 6:6, 14:29

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