סָרַף

saraf · burn (a body)

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5635 · appears 1 time in the Bible

What is the Strong number?Strong’s number identifies this word: use it to find the same word in other study tools.

What it means

saraf (סָרַף) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “burn (a body)”.

To burn (a dead body); the one who does it, a relative.

How to say it

sa·raf

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words that come from it

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Amos 6:10

    And his relative and the one who burns him will pick him up to bring out the bones from the house, and he will say to the one who is in the innermost parts of the house, “Is there still anyone with you?” And he will say, “No one.” And he will say, “Hush! For we must not mention the name of YHWH.”