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שָׂרָף H8314

H8314 is the Hebrew word שָׂרָף, transliterated sârâph and said saw-rawf'. The King James Version most often renders it fiery.

Word: שָׂרָףTransliteration: sârâphSaid: saw-rawf'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 7 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

from H8313 (שָׂרַף).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

fiery 3×seraphims 2×fiery serpent 1×wherein were fiery 1×serpent 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: fiery (serpent), seraph.

Verses using שָׂרָף

All 7 verses, quoted in full.

Numbers 21:6 · KJV

And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

Numbers 21:8 · KJV

And 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.

Deuteronomy 8:15 · KJV

Who 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;

Isaiah 6:2 · KJV

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.

Isaiah 6:6 · KJV

Then 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:

Isaiah 14:29 · KJV

Rejoice 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.

Isaiah 30:6 · KJV

The 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.

Common questions

What does Strong's H8314 mean?

H8314 is the Hebrew word שָׂרָף (sârâph), meaning burning, i.e. (figuratively) poisonous (serpent); specifically, a saraph or symbolical creature (from their copper color).

How is H8314 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it fiery (3 times), seraphims (2 times), fiery serpent (1 time), wherein were fiery (1 time), serpent (1 time).

How many times does H8314 appear in the Bible?

שָׂרָף (sârâph) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8314 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H8313 (שָׂרַף).

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