seraph

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English

A painting of God and two seraphim from the 14th century.

Etymology

Singular form of seraphim, from Latin seraphim, from Hebrew שרפים (serafim), plural form of שרף (saraf, “seraph”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈserəf/

Noun

seraph (plural seraphs or seraphim)

1. (biblical) A six-winged angel; the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God. A detailed description can be found at the beginning of Isaiah chapter 6

Translations

highest order of angels

• Armenian: սերովբե (hy) (serovbe)
• Czech: seraf (cs) m, serafín (cs) m
• Danish: seraf (da)
• Finnish: serafi (fi)
• French: séraphin (fr) m
• German: Seraph (de) m
• Greek: σεραφείμ (el) (serafeím)
• Hebrew: שָׂרָף (he) m
• Italian: serafino (it) m

• Japanese: 熾天使 (してんし)
• Macedonian: серафим (mk) (sérafim) m
• Norwegian: seraf (no)
• Portuguese: serafim (pt) m
• Russian: серафим (ru) (s'erafím) m
• Spanish: serafín (es)
• Swedish: seraf (sv)
• Tagalog: serapin (tl)

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• Icelandic: seraf m

See also

• archangel
• cherub

Anagrams

• pasher, phaser, phrase, shaper, sharpe, Sherpa, sherpa, sphear