שָׂרַףsâraph

Meanings

Same root

• מִשְׂרָפָהmisrâphâh · H4955combustion, i.e. cremation (of a corpse), or calcination (of lime)
• רֶשֶׁףresheph · H7565a live coal; by analogy lightning; figuratively, an arrow, (as flashing through the air); specifically, fever
• שָׂרָףsârâph · H8314burning, i.e. (figuratively) poisonous (serpent); specifically, a saraph or symbolical creature (from their copper color)
• שְׂרֵפָהsᵉrêphâh · H8316cremation

Where it appears

Appears 117 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 11:3 They began saying to each other, “Let’s make bricks and harden them with fire.” (In this region bricks were used instead of stone, and tar was used for mortar.)
• Genesis 38:24 About three months later, Judah was told, “Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has acted like a prostitute. And now, because of this, she’s pregnant.” “Bring her out, and let her be burned!” Judah demanded.
• Exodus 12:10 Do not leave any of it until the next morning. Burn whatever is not eaten before morning.
• Exodus 29:14 Then take the rest of the bull, including its hide, meat, and dung, and burn it outside the camp as a sin offering.
• Exodus 29:34 If any of the ordination meat or bread remains until the morning, it must be burned. It may not be eaten, for it is holy.
• Exodus 32:20 He took the calf they had made and burned it. Then he ground it into powder, threw it into the water, and forced the people to drink it.