Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saraph

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: saraph
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rare form of seraph.

Example Sentences

"Indeed, if any angel dares to approach the chabod, then a saraph, i.e. one of the seraphim, immediately burns him."
"He then felt the great weight of his own imperfections—but a saraph (singular for seraphim) brought Isaiah a burning coal from God’s altar, touched his lips with it, and removed the man’s sin."
"God sends seraphim to attack the liberated yet ungrateful Israelites, and a saraph (singular) fashioned by Moses at God’s instruction would save them again."

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew שָׂרָף (śārāp̄).

Word Breakdown

Root: שָׂרָף

Inflected Forms

seraphim (plural)

Questions

What does saraph mean?: Rare form of seraph.
Where does saraph come from?: From Biblical Hebrew שָׂרָף (śārāp̄).

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