8313. saraph
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saraph: to burn
Original Word: שָׂרַף
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: saraph
Phonetic Spelling: (saw-raf')
Short Definition: burned

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to burn
NASB Translation
brought (1), burn (35), burn it as he burned (1), burned (70), burns (5), completely burned (1), made (1), undertaker (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
שָׂרַף117 verb burn (70 t. + בָּאֵשׁ, 2 t. + בְּמוֺאֵֿשׁ) (Late Hebrew (rare) = Biblical Hebrew; Assyrian šarâpu; Aramaic שְׂרַף (rare); is absorb, consume); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳שׂ Joshua 11:9 +, 3 feminine singular suffix שְׂרָפָ֫חַם Isaiah 47:14, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִשְׂרֹף Numbers 19:5 2t., more often וַיִּשְׂרֹף Exodus 32:20 +, 2 masculine plural תִּשְׂרְפוּן Deuteronomy 7:5 2t.; Infinitive absolute שָׂרוֺף 2 Samuel 23:7; construct שְׂרֹף Jeremiah 36:25 +; suffix שָׂרְפוֺ Judges 9:52; Amos 2:1; Participle active שׂרֵף Leviticus 16:28; Numbers 19:8, plural שׂרְפִים 2 Kings 17:31; passive masculine plural שְׂרֻפִים Numbers 17:4; feminine singular שְׂרוּפָה 1 Samuel 30:3, שְׂרֻפָה Psalm 80:17, plural שְׂרוּפוֺת Nehemiah 3:24, construct שְׂרֻפוֺת Isaiah 1:7; — burn (59 t. + בָּאֵשׁ, 2 t. + בְּמוֺאֵֿשׁ):

1 in making bricks, + לִשְׂרֵפָה Genesis 11:3 (J; object omitted).

2. a. with accusative of thing, usually to destroy, e.g. door Judges 9:52, house Judges 12:1; 1 Kings 16:18 (both with עַל person), Jeremiah 39:8 11t., compare passive participle Nehemiah 3:24, city Joshua 6:24; 1 Samuel 30:1,14 16t., compare passive participle 1 Samuel 30:3; Isaiah 1:7, chariots Joshua 11:6,9; 2 Kings 23:11; Psalm 46:10 (subject ׳י), idols, etc., Exodus 32:20 (accusative omitted), Deuteronomy 9:21 10t., roll Jeremiah 36:25,27,28,29,32, wood Isaiah 44:16,19 (both + בְּמוֺאֵֿשׁ), compare Psalm 80:17 (figurative), Jeremiah 51:32, hair Ezekiel 5:4; bones, to lime (as outrage) Amos 2:1; upon altars (in desecration) 1 Kings 13:2; 1Ki 23:16; 1Ki 23:20 2Chronicles 34:5; bodies, as funeral rite 1 Samuel 31:12 (rare custom, RSSemitic i. 353; 2nd ed. 372; but Klo Bu read יִשְׂמְּדוּ [= ׳יִס]; compare BenzArchaeology 163; Ency. Bib. DEAD NowArchaeology i. 188); ׳שׂ as funeral rite also (object omitted, probably spices, compare 2 Chronicles 16:14), with ל person mort. Jeremiah 34:5, + accusative of congnate meaning with verb שְׂרֵפָה2Chronicles 16:14 (compare שְׂרֵפָה); in ceremonial of P (never of burning sacrifice on altar, הִקְטִיר, compare הֶעְֶלֶה, but) chiefly (14 t.) of consuming refuse, especially unused portions of victims, etc. (to prevent use), and infected objects, Exodus 29:14,34 +, sometimes מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה Leviticus 4:12 (+ עַעֵָֿצִים), Leviticus 4:21 Leviticus 4:21 4t., etc., compare Ezekiel 43:21; also of burning red heifer (to produce ashes for purification) Numbers 19:5 (twice in verse); Numbers 19:3.

b. burn, with accusative of person, (1) as penalty Joshua 7:25 (JE), Judges 14:15; Judges 15:6; Leviticus 20:14, compare Numbers 17:4 (passive participle), so, אֵשׁ subject, Isaiah 47:14, with accusative of congnate meaning with verb שְׂרֵפָה Leviticus 10:6 (P); (2) as sacrifice, Jeremiah 7:31; Jeremiah 19:5; + ל dei Deuteronomy 12:31; 2 Kings 17:31.

Niph`al Imperfect3masculine singular יִשָּׂרֵף Joshua 7:15 +, 3 feminine plural תִּשָּׂרַפְנָה Proverbs 6:27, etc.; — be burned (11 t. + בָּאֵשׁ): of city Jeremiah 38:17 + Jeremiah 38:23 (read תִּשָּׂרֵף for תִּשְׂרֹף ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ7 Hi Ew Gf Gie Du), idols, etc., Micah 1:7; 1 Chronicles 14:12; ritually (compare Qal 2 a near the end) Leviticus 4:12; Leviticus 6:23; Leviticus 7:17,19; Leviticus 13:52; Leviticus 19:6; of person, as penalty Genesis 38:24 (J), Joshua 7:15 (JE), 2 Samuel 23:7 (poetry), Leviticus 21:9 (H).

Pi`el Participle suffix מְסָֽרְפוֺ Amos 6:10 his burner, usually one burning him, but probably burning spices for him, see Dr and compare

Qal above

Pu`al Perfect3masculine singular שֹׂרָ֑ף, of goat Leviticus 10:16 it was burnt up (and gone).



Strong's
cause to, make a burning, up kindle, utterly

A primitive root; to be (causatively, set) on fire -- (cause to, make a) burn((-ing), up) kindle, X utterly.

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