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Strong's H8316 שְׂרֵפָה (serephah)

Serephah means “burning” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H8316
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 12
Books 8

Strong's H8316 Quick Answer

Strong's H8316 שְׂרֵפָה (srephah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. srephah (ser-ay-faw') n-f. 1. cremation [from H8313] It has 12 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include burning, burn, and burned. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
srephah (ser-ay-faw') n-f. 1. cremation [from H8313]
Usage
12 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
burning, burn, and burned

Meaning and Definition

srephah (ser-ay-faw') n-f. 1. cremation [from H8313] KJV: burning. Root(s): H8313

Original Word
שְׂרֵפָה
Transliteration
srephah
Derivation
Root: שׂרף First root strongs: 8313
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8316. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H8316 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render srephah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

burning Leviticus 10:6 burn Genesis 11:3 burned Isaiah 64:11

How Strong's H8316 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 12 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8316 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H8316 in the Old Testament

12 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 11:3 KJV

And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.

Leviticus 10:6 KJV

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.

Numbers 16:37 KJV

Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed.

Usage Excerpts

First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8316.

Genesis 11:3 Old Testament, KJV
And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
Leviticus 10:6 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Numbers 16:37 Old Testament, KJV
Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed.
Numbers 19:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.
Numbers 19:17 Old Testament, KJV
And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel:
Deuteronomy 29:23 Old Testament, KJV
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:
2 Chronicles 16:14 Old Testament, KJV
And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries' art: and they made a very great burning for him.
2 Chronicles 21:19 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Isaiah 9:5 Old Testament, KJV
For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.
Isaiah 64:11 Old Testament, KJV
Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.
Jeremiah 51:25 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the LORD, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.
Amos 4:11 Old Testament, KJV
I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8316, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8316 FAQ

What does serephah (שְׂרֵפָה) mean?

Serephah (Strong's H8316) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "burning". srephah (ser-ay-faw') n-f. 1. cremation [from H8313]

How many times is serephah (שְׂרֵפָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H8316 across 8 books.

Where can I study serephah (שְׂרֵפָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8316 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate serephah (שְׂרֵפָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as burning, burn, and burned. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.