| − | Seraphim is translated from the Hebrew word "''saraph''", pronounced "''saw-rawf''", a word roughly translated meaning "burned" or "to burn", and is only used 9 times in the Old Testament.<ref>Strong's Hebrew Dictionary. [http://strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8313.htm 8313.seraph].</ref> | + | |
| | + | [[Seraphim]] is translated from the Hebrew word "''saraph''", pronounced "''saw-rawf''", a word roughly translated meaning "burned" or "to burn", and is only used 9 times in the Old Testament.<ref>Strong's Hebrew Dictionary. [http://strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8313.htm 8313.seraph].</ref> |
| | Two of these usages occur in {{Bible ref|book=Isaiah|chap=6}}, verses 2 and 6, where it states that the Seraphim had 6 wings, 2 to cover their faces, 2 to cover the feet, and 2 with which to fly, while they proclaimed, "Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory."(KJV) They are also said to have hands in verse 6, with which one used tongs to take coal from an altar. | | Two of these usages occur in {{Bible ref|book=Isaiah|chap=6}}, verses 2 and 6, where it states that the Seraphim had 6 wings, 2 to cover their faces, 2 to cover the feet, and 2 with which to fly, while they proclaimed, "Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory."(KJV) They are also said to have hands in verse 6, with which one used tongs to take coal from an altar. |