Strong's Lexicon

H8316

H8316 — שְׂרֵפָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewsrephahnoun femOccurrences: 13TWOT: 2292c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H8316
Word:שְׂרֵפָה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H8313
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:13
Transliteration:srephah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ser-ay-faw'
Meaning:1. cremation
KJV Renderings:burning.

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שְׂרֵפָה noun feminine burning; — absolute ׳ שׂ Isa 9:4 +, construct שְׂרֵפַת Num 19:6 +; — ׳ לשׁ of brick-burning Gen 11:3 (+ שָׁרַף); destructive Amos 4:11; Isa 9:4, of land Deut 29:22, of temple, הָיָה לִשְׂרֵפַת אֵשׁ Isa 64:10, ׳ הַר שׁ Jer 51:25 i.e. a burnt-out volcano (figurative of Babylonian ); of heifer Num 19:6, compare Num 19:17 of spices (probably) as funeral rite 2Chr 16:14 (as accusative of cognate meaning with verb), 2Chr 21:19 (object of עָשָׂה), 2Chr 21:19 of person (penal) Lev 10:6 (accusative of cognate meaning with verb, ׳ י subject), Num 17:2.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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