The meaning of “שְׂרֵפָה”
Understanding sᵉrêphâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
burning. - cremation 1) burning
שְׂרֵפָה
burning. - cremation 1) burning
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 11:3 | “And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.” Word: שְׂרֵפָה (sᵉrêphâh) | |
| Leviticus 10:6 | “And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord hath kindled.” Word: שְׂרֵפָה (sᵉrêphâh) | |
| Numbers 19:6 | “And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.” Word: שְׂרֵפָה (sᵉrêphâh) | |
| Deuteronomy 29:23 | “And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the Lord overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:” Word: שְׂרֵפָה (sᵉrêphâh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 21:19 | “And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.” Word: שְׂרֵפָה (sᵉrêphâh) |
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