Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H4955 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מִשׂרָפָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H8313 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | misraphah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mis-raw-faw' |
| Meaning: | 1. combustion, i.e. cremation (of a corpse), or calcination (of lime) |
| KJV Renderings: | burning. |
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[מַשְׂרֵפָה, מִשְׂרָפָה ?] noun [feminine] a burning; — only plural construct אֲבוֺתֶיךָ ׃ מִשְׂרְפוֺת ׳ בּמ: Jer 34:5 (read ׳ כְּמ ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Gie Du and others), like the burnings (of spices; compare √ 2.a.) for thy fathers; שִׂיד ׳ מ Isa 33:12 (figurative of ignominious destruction, compare Amos 2:1).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
