SERAPHIM

Definitions: SERAPHIM

SERAPHIM

Noun

1. The Hebrew plural of Seraph. Cf. Cherubim.

Plural

1. Of Seraph

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

"SERAPHIM" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "burning", "fiery".

Date "SERAPHIM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Specialty Definitions: SERAPHIM

Domain	Definitions
Bible	Seraphim 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. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
	Veiled with his gorgeous wings, up springing light, Flew through the midst of heaven." Milton: Paradise Lost, v. 249. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Tips from 1870	Usage: Cherubim, Seraphim. The words cherub and seraph, are singular. Cherub, as applied to a little child, takes the English plural, cherubs. As applied to an order of angels, it takes the Hebrew plural, cherubim. The singular, seraph, has an English plural, seraphs, as well as the Hebrew plural, seraphs. The double plurals, cherubims and seraphims, although found in the King James version of the Bible, are regarded as faulty in modern writing, and should be avoided. Source: Slips of Speech.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: SERAPHIM

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
SERAPHIM	English	Segment rail phased induction motor	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonym: SERAPHIM

Synonym: Angels. (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: SERAPHIM

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Angel	Noun: angel, archangel; guardian angel; heavenly host, host of heaven, sons of God; seraph, seraphim; cherub, cherubim.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: SERAPHIM

English words defined with "SERAPHIM": Cherubim. (references)

Specialty definitions using "SERAPHIM": Cherubim ♦ Number ♦ Seraphim. (references)

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Commercial Usage: SERAPHIM

Domain	Title
Books	Black Seraphim (reference) Little Russian Philokalia : St. Seraphim of Sarov (reference) Seraphim Rose: The True Story and Private Letters (reference) St Seraphim of Sarov: A Spiritual Biography (reference) St. Seraphim of Sarov (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Inspector Morse - Cherubim & Seraphim (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Solomon Bozeman Songs of Solomon Featuring : Seraphim Worship and Praise (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: SERAPHIM

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Cathedral of St. Seraphim (1907), southwest view, Viatka, Russia.Credit: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540.
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Use in Literature: SERAPHIM

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Her wedding corbeille appeared to her upborne by seraphim.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: SERAPHIM

"SERAPHIM" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 91.67% of the time. "SERAPHIM" is used about 12 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (plural)	91.67%	11	106,044
Noun (proper)	8.33%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	12	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: SERAPHIM

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
seraphim angel	333	lyrics seraphim shock	4
seraphim	280	fr rose seraphim	4
seraphim classics	125	bright let seraphim	3
seraphim classic angel	64	isaiah seraphim	3
seraphim classics angel	57	angel discount seraphim	3
seraphim classic	34	lyrics prey seraphim shock	3
seraphim call	20	angel sale seraphim	3
seraphim shock	19	prey seraphim shock	2
roman seraphim angel	18	angel cherub seraphim	2
picture seraphim	9	name seraphim	2
cherub seraphim	8	angel art seraphim wings	2
seraphim spiral	8	first seraphim steps	2
angel catholic seraphim	7	papillons seraphim	2
call seraphim wallpaper	7	angel picture seraphim	2
angel seraf seraph seraphim	6	sarov seraphim	2
seraphim rose	5	seraphim st	2
sarovskiy seraphim	5	seraphim angle	2
digital in media production seraphim specializing video	5	sarov seraphim st	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: SERAPHIM

Language		Translations for "SERAPHIM"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
German		Seraph (seraph). (various references)

Greek		σεραφείμ (seraph). (various references)

Pig Latin		eraphimsay

Russian		серафим (seraph). (various references)

Spanish		serafines. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: SERAPHIM

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	seraphin. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: SERAPHIM

Language	Date	Source	Isaiah Chapter 6, Verse 6
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai apestalh proV me en twn serafin kai en th ceiri eicen anqraka on th labidi elaben apo tou qusiasthriou
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et volavit ad me unus de seraphin et in manu eius calculus quem forcipe tulerat de altari
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And ther fleiy to me oon of the serafyn, and in his hond a cole, that with the toenge he toc fro the auter.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Then a winged one came to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from off the altar with the fire-spoon.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: SERAPHIM

Language	Isaiah Chapter 6, Verse 6
Cebuano	Ug unya ang usa sa mga serafin milupad nganhi kanako, nga may usa ka baga nga carbon diha sa iyang kamot nga iyang gikuha pinaagi sa mga kumpit gikan sa halaran:
Chinese	有一撒拉弗飛到我跟前、手裡拿著紅炭、是用火剪從壇上取下來的．
Croatian	Jedan od serafa doletje k meni: u ruci mu žerava koju uze kliještima sa žrtvenika;
Danish	Men en af Seraferne fløj hen til mig; og han havde i Hånden et glødende Kul, som han med en Tang havde taget fra Alteret;
Dutch	Maar een van de serafs vloog tot mij, en had een gloeiende kool in zijn hand, die hij met de tang van het altaar genomen had.
Finnish	Silloin lensi minun luokseni yksi serafeista, kädessään hehkuva kivi, jonka hän oli pihdeillä ottanut alttarilta,
French	Mais l`un des séraphins vola vers moi, tenant à la main une pierre ardente, qu`il avait prise sur l`autel avec des pincettes.
German	Da flog der Seraphim einer zu mir und hatte eine glühende Kohle in der Hand, die er mit der Zange vom Altar nahm,
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Kemudian salah satu makhluk itu terbang kepada saya membawa bara yang diambilnya dengan sepit dari mezbah.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Tetapi dari pada segala serafim itu terbanglah seorang mendapatkan aku, dan pada tangannya adalah bara api, yang telah diambilnya dari atas mezbah dengan penyepit.
Maori	Na ko te rerenga mai o tetahi o nga herapima ki ahau, he waro mura i tona ringa, he mea tango mai e ia i te aata ki te kokopi.
Norwegian	Da fløi en av serafene bort til mig med en gloende sten i sin hånd; med en tang hadde han tatt den fra alteret.
Portuguese	Então voou para mim um dos serafins, trazendo na mão uma brasa viva, que tirara do altar com uma tenaz;
Rumanian	Dar unul din serafimi a zburat spre mine cu un cqrbune aprins kn mknq, pe care -l luase cu clewtele de pe altar.
Russian	фПЗДБ РТЙМЕФЕМ ЛП НОЕ ПДЙО ЙЪ уЕТБЖЙНПЧ, Й Ч ТХЛЕ Х ОЕЗП ЗПТСЭЙК ХЗПМШ, ЛПФПТЩК ПО ЧЪСМ ЛМЕЭБНЙ У ЦЕТФЧЕООЙЛБ,
Swedish	Men en av seraferna flög fram till mig, och han hade i sin hand ett glödande kol, som han med en tång hade tagit på altaret.
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Derivations & Misspellings: SERAPHIM

Derivations
	Words beginning with "SERAPHIM": seraphims. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"SERAPHIM" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: sarabhai, Sarafina, Sarofim, seeraphimm, serafim, Serafino, seraphem, seraphi, seraphime, seraphimm, seraphims, seraphin, Seraphine, seraphism, Serapia, serephim, serephin, Seritham, serphid. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: SERAPHIM

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: samphire.
	Words within the letters "a-e-h-i-m-p-r-s"
	-1 letter: hampers, harpies, impresa, mishear, sharpie.
	-2 letters: aimers, armies, ashier, aspire, hamper, harems, hermai, ihrams, marish, masher, mashie, mishap, paries, parish, perish, phrase, praise, primas, primes, ramies, raphes, raphis, remaps, reship, seraph, shaper, sherpa, shmear, shrimp, simper, spirea, spirem.
	-3 letters: aimer, amies, amirs, apers, aphis, apish, apres, arise, asper, emirs, ephas, haems, hairs, hames.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-h-i-m-p-r-s"
	+1 letter: camphires, misphrase, samphires, seraphims.
	+2 letters: epiphragms, graphemics, hyperemias, mastership, misphrased, misphrases, pharmacies, reemphasis, shipmaster.
	+3 letters: amphimacers, atmospheric, champerties, comradeship, foremanship, hemipterans, hypergamies, hypermanias, hypermedias, hypermnesia, managership, masterships, microphages, mimeographs, misanthrope, primateship, reemphasize, seismograph, semaphoring, shipmasters, sympathizer.
	+4 letters: accomplisher, apomorphines, archesporium, arsphenamine, atmospherics, comradeships, demographics, demographies, foremanships, horsemanship, hypermnesias, hyperrealism, hypothermias, imperishable, imperishably, kymographies, lamplighters, managerships, metamorphism, misanthropes, misapprehend, nomographies, overemphasis, phrasemaking, primateships, reemphasized, reemphasizes, seismographs, seismography, sympathizers, tomographies, watermanship.
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