שָׂרַף

Strong’s Definition

to be (causatively, set) on fire

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

(cause to, make a) burn((-ing), up) kindle, [idiom] utterly.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to burn
• 2.(qal) to burn
• 3.(niphal) to be burned
• 4.(piel) burner, burning (participle)
• 5.(pual) to be burnt up, be burned

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: sâraph; Pronunciation: saw-raf'