Word Study · Strong's H8316 · Hebrew
שְׂרֵפָה
serephah
ser-ay-faw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: sᵉrêphâh
“cremation”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
cremation
Rendered in the KJV as
burning.
- 13occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 8 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 11inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 13 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 11
- הַשְּׂרֵפָ֔ה2
- שְׂרֵפָ֖ה2
- כִּשְׂרֵפַ֥ת1
- לִשְׂרֵפָ֑ה1
- לִשְׂרֵפָ֖ה1
- לִשְׂרֵ֣פַת1
- מִשְׂרֵפָ֑ה1
- שְׂרֵפָ֣ה1
- שְׂרֵפָֽה׃1
- שְׂרֵפַ֥ת1
- שְׂרֵפַ֣ת1
How it is rendered · 10
- [the] burning of2
- a burning2
- the burning2
- a burning waste1
- burning1
- for burning1
- from [the] burning1
- into a burning of1
- like [the] burning of1
- to burning1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · feminine singular4
- preposition + noun · feminine singular3
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsa · 4
- HR/Ncfsa · 3
- HNcfsc · 2
- HR/Ncfsc · 2
- HTd/Ncfsa · 2
All 13, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Numbers3 of 13 · 23%
- 2 Chronicles3 of 13 · 23%
- Isaiah2 of 13 · 15%
- Genesis1 of 13 · 8%
- Leviticus1 of 13 · 8%
Numbers carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Numbers3 occurrences
- Numbers 16:37הַשְּׂרֵפָ֔הhaserefahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular“Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to remove the censers from the flames and to scatter the coals far away, because the censers are holy.here: the burning
- Numbers 19:6שְׂרֵפַ֥תserefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The priest is to take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet wool and throw them onto the burning heifer.here: [the] burning of
- Numbers 19:17שְׂרֵפַ֣תserefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)For the purification of the unclean person, take some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering, put them in a jar, and pour fresh water over them.here: [the] burning of
2 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 16:14שְׂרֵפָ֖הserefahnoun · feminine singularAnd he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.here: a burning
- 2 Chronicles 21:19שְׂרֵפָ֖הserefahnoun · feminine singularThis continued day after day until two full years had passed. Finally, his intestines came out because of his disease, and he died in severe pain. And his people did not make a fire in his honor as they had done for his fathers.here: a burning
- 2 Chronicles 21:19כִּשְׂרֵפַ֥תkisrefatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)This continued day after day until two full years had passed. Finally, his intestines came out because of his disease, and he died in severe pain. And his people did not make a fire in his honor as they had done for his fathers.here: like [the] burning of
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 9:5לִשְׂרֵפָ֖הlisrefahpreposition + noun · feminine singularFor every trampling boot of battle and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.here: for burning
- Isaiah 64:11לִשְׂרֵ֣פַתlisrefatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.here: into a burning of