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Where does “σεράφ” come from?
σεράφ (Koine Greek) comes from Hebrew שְׂרָפִים, from Hebrew שָׂרָף — venomous snake; seraph.
Ancestry of “σεράφ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Hebrew
שְׂרָפִים
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2
Hebrew
שָׂרָף
venomous snake; seraph
Words derived from “σεράφ”
серафимъ
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