# שָׂרָף (saraf)

Israeli respelling: sa-raf. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H8314. 7 Old Testament occurrences.

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

King James renderings: fiery (serpent), seraph.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/saraf-h8314

## Occurrences

- [Numbers 21:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/21/6) — And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
- [Numbers 21:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/21/8) — 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,…
- [Deuteronomy 8:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/8/15) — Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water;…
- [Isaiah 6:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/6/2) — 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…
- [Isaiah 6:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/6/6) — 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](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/14/29) — 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 cocka…
- [Isaiah 30:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/30/6) — 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 f…