שָׂרָף (śārāp) is a Hebrew noun meaning seraphim. It appears 7 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8314).

Also rendered

• serpent

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2292a)

Root family 2292: שָׂרַף śārap — burn. The cognates, Aramaic סְרַף (sĕrap), Akkadian sārāpu, and Ugaritic š r p are similar. A Ugaritic derived noun is used for a burnt offering, whereas the corresponding Hebrew noun is ʿōla

• שָׂרַף śārap — burn
• שְׂרֵפָה śĕrēpâ — burning
• מִשְׂרָפָה miśrāpâ — a burning
• סָרַף sārap — burn

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