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'''S<small>ERAPHIM</small>''' is the name of divine beings mentioned in the [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] section of the Book of Mormon but is not mentioned as a separate PN or [[Geographical Name|GN]] in the Book of Mormon.<ref>[[Ludwig Koehler|Ludwig Köhler]] and [[Walter Baumgartner|Walter Baumgartner]], eds. ''The Hebrew & Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament.'' (Leiden: Brill, 1995), BRILL:CD-ROM, ed., under שרף, no. 4.</ref> Cf. [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] '''S<small>ERAPHIM</small>''' "beings present in the heavenly court of Yahweh; each has a face, hands and can speak."<ref>In the editions of the Book of Mormon to 1920 the word "'''S<small>ERAPHIM</small>'''" is given as "[[Seraphim / seraphims Variants|S<small>ERAPHIMS</small>]]."</ref> | '''S<small>ERAPHIM</small>''' is the name of divine beings mentioned in the [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] section of the Book of Mormon but is not mentioned as a separate [[Personal Name|PN]] or [[Geographical Name|GN]] in the Book of Mormon.<ref>[[Ludwig Koehler|Ludwig Köhler]] and [[Walter Baumgartner|Walter Baumgartner]], eds. ''The Hebrew & Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament.'' (Leiden: Brill, 1995), BRILL:CD-ROM, ed., under שרף, no. 4.</ref> Cf. [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] '''S<small>ERAPHIM</small>''' "beings present in the heavenly court of Yahweh; each has a face, hands and can speak."<ref>In the editions of the Book of Mormon to 1920 the word "'''S<small>ERAPHIM</small>'''" is given as "[[Seraphim / seraphims Variants|S<small>ERAPHIMS</small>]]."</ref> | ||
See also [[Seraphim / seraphims Variants]] | See also [[Seraphim / seraphims Variants]] | ||
Revision as of 23:14, 13 November 2014
| 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
- ↑ Ludwig Köhler and Walter Baumgartner, eds. The Hebrew & Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. (Leiden: Brill, 1995), 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."
