The name is derived from the Hebrew ''saraph'', which means "to consume with fire". This meaning refers to Isaiah 6:6, where one of the Seraphim carries a coal of fire from the altar to purify the Prophet's lips. <ref>http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13725b.htm</ref> | The name is derived from the Hebrew ''saraph'', which means "to consume with fire". This meaning refers to Isaiah 6:6, where one of the Seraphim carries a coal of fire from the altar to purify the Prophet's lips. <ref>http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13725b.htm</ref> |