GREEK · G9067
σεραφίμ
seraphim — seraphim
seraphim
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Seraphim
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6440
פָּנֶה
pa.neh — face: before
: before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
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רֶ֫גֶל
re.gel — foot
1) foot 1a) foot, leg 1b) of God (anthropomorphic) 1c) of seraphim, cherubim, idols, animals, table 1d) according to the pace of (with prep) 1e) three times (feet, paces) Aramaic equivalent: re.gal (רְגַל "foot" H7271)
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Mentioned in Isa. 6:2, 3, 6, 7. This word means fiery ones, in allusion, as is supposed, to their burning love. They are represented as “standing” above the King as he sat upon his throne, ready at once to minister unto him. Their form appears to have been human, with the addition of wings. (See ANGELS.) This word, in the original, is used elsewhere only of the “fiery serpents” (Num. 21:6, 8; Deut. 8:15; comp. Isa. 14:29; 30:6) sent by God as his instruments to inflict on the people the righteous penalty of sin.
Scripture references
Isaiah 6:2Isaiah 6:3Isaiah 6:6Isaiah 6:7Numbers 21:6Numbers 21:8Deuteronomy 8:15Isaiah 14:29Isaiah 30:6
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.