שְׂרֵפָ֖ה

𐤔𐤓𐤐𐤄

serefah

burning

from שָׂרַף; cremation; burning.

H8316

2 Chronicles 21:19 · Word #20

Lexicon H8316

Lemmaשְׂרֵפָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤓𐤐𐤄
Transliterationsᵉrêphâh
Strong'sH8316
In-contextburning

Morphology HNcfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H8316-03

a burning

Rootשרף (ś-r-p̄)
Core Meaningsto burn, to consume by fire, to scorch, to incinerate
Semantic Rangeburning, conflagration, act of incineration, cremation, destructive fire, fiery consumption
Conceptual SignificanceFire in the Hebrew Scriptures often signifies judgment, purification, or total destruction. שְׂרֵפָה conveys not merely the presence of fire but the decisive act of burning, frequently associated with divine judgment, covenantal curses, or the complete removal of impurity or defilement.
Morphological NotesNoun, common feminine singular absolute; a nominal formation from the verbal root שרף denoting an act or result of burning.
Rendering RationaleThe noun שְׂרֵפָה is a feminine singular absolute form derived from the root שרף ("to burn"). Rendering it as "a burning" preserves the verbal force of the root as an act or instance of fire-consumption while accurately reflecting the feminine singular noun form indicated by the morphology (HNcfsa).

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שרף (to burn, to consume by fire, to scorch, to incinerate)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8316-01 haserefah the burning
H8313-01 haserufim the burned ones
H8313-02 lesarefo to burn him
H8313-03 liserof to burn
H4956-01 miserefot burning-places
H8313-04 niserof we burn
H8313-05 saraf he burned up
H8313-06 sarafenu we burned up
H8313-07 sarafeta you set aflame
H8313-08 sarafeti I burned
H8313-09 sarefo he burned him
H8313-10 sarefu they burned up
H8313-11 sarof burning (masculine singular)
H8313-12 serafam he burned them
H8313-13 serafatam she burned them
H8316-04 serefat burning-of
H8313-14 serof Burn!
H8313-15 serufah fire-burned (feminine singular)
H8313-16 serufot fire-burned (feminine plural)
H8313-17 soraf he was burned up
H8313-18 sorefim burning ones
H8313-19 tisarafenah they (feminine) will be burned up
H8313-20 tisaref she will be burned
H8313-21 tiserefenu you will burn him up
H8313-22 tiserefun you men shall burn up
H8313-23 tiserof you (masculine singular) will burn / she will burn
H8313-24 tiserofu you (masculine plural) will burn up
H8313-25 userafah and he burned her
H8313-26 userafam and he burned them up
H8313-27 userafo and he burned him
H8313-28 userafuha and they burned her up
H8313-29 vaeserof and I burned
H8313-31 vayiserefah and he burned her
H8313-32 vayiserefem and he set them ablaze
H8313-33 vayiserefu and they set aflame
H8313-34 vayiserefuha and they set her ablaze
H8313-35 vayiserof and he set aflame
H8313-36 vehasoref and the burning one
H8313-37 veniserefah and let us burn
H8313-38 vesaraf and he burned
H8313-39 vesarafeta and you shall burn
H8313-40 vesarefu and they burned
H8313-42 yisaref he/it will be burned
H8313-43 yisarefu they will be burned
H8313-44 yiserefu they will burn (up)
H8313-46 yiserofu they will burn up

Word Usage (13 occurrences of H8316)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 11:3 לִ/שְׂרֵפָ֑ה liserefah them
Leviticus 10:6 הַ/שְּׂרֵפָ֔ה haserefah burning
Numbers 17:2 הַ/שְּׂרֵפָ֔ה haserefah the burning
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