Where does “seraphim” come from?

Seraphim comes from Latin seraphim, from Hebrew שרפים, derived from Hebrew שרף, a word of uncertain ultimate meaning.

seraphim (English): plural of seraph

Definitions

  1. plural of seraph

Ancestry of “seraphim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinseraphīm—
2Koine Greekσεραφείμ—
3Hebrewשְׂרָפִים—
4Hebrewשָׂרָףvenomous snake; seraph

Words derived from “seraphim”

Every word from Hebrew שָׂרָף →Every word from Hebrew שְׂרָפִים →Every word from Koine Greek σεραφείμ →