SERAPHIM
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| Biblical noun | 1. | Heavenly beings mentioned in ancient ISRAELITE literature (2 Nephi 16:2, 6 = Isaiah 6:2, 6) |
Etymology
SERAPHIM is the name of divine beings mentioned in the ISAIAH section of the Book of Mormon but is not mentioned as a separate PN or GN in the Book of Mormon.[1] Cf. Hebrew SERAPHIM "beings present in the heavenly court of Yahweh; each has a face, hands and can speak."[2]
See also Seraphim / seraphims Variants
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐝𐐇𐐡𐐈𐐙𐐆𐐣𐐞 (sɛræfɪmz)
Notes
- ↑ Köhler-Baumgartner, HALOT, BRILL:CD-ROM, ed., under שרף, no. 4.
- ↑ In the editions of the Book of Mormon to 1920 the word "SERAPHIM" is given as "SERAPHIMS."
