Seraphim

• Isaiah 6:2-6

2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.

3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.

4 And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

5 ¶ Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.

6 Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:

Notes

Meaning: Fiery Ones
Singular: Seraph
Plural: Seraphim
"Seraphims" is an odd anglicized plural.

Some kind of heavenly being. It seems to have some similarity with an angel in the sense that it is a servant of god.

The word is often used as a synonym for "serpent". This as thought to be either because of their lustrous metallic appearance, or the burning sensation that accompanies their venomous bite.

The word is also connected to the concept of "lightning", a burning serpentine feature that strikes from the heavens.

Cross References

• Angels
• Cherubim