Where does “Seraph” come from?

Seraph (German) comes from Latin seraphīm, from Koine Greek σεραφείμ, from Hebrew שְׂרָפִים, from Hebrew שָׂרָף — venomous snake; seraph.

Seraph (German): seraph (highest order of angels)

Definitions

  1. seraph (highest order of angels)

Ancestry of “Seraph”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Seraph”

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