Seraphim SERAPHIM sĕr’ ə fĭm ( שְׂרָפִ֨ים ; pl. prob. of שָׂרָפ֒ , H8597 ; LXX σεραφιν , meaning questioned; possibly burning ones or nobles , KJV [superfluous] seraphims ). Rank of angelic beings. The Biblical data concerning the quantity, appearance, and function of the seraphim is limited primarily to Isaiah’s vision in Isaiah 6 . There are only two references in the Bible to the seraphim ( Isa 6:2 , 6 ). The number of these creatures is not given. The pl. noun prob. implies three or more. Each seraph is said to have six wings, a face, hands, and feet ( 6:2 ). The latter many scholars regard as a euphemism for sexual organs. Two wings covered the face, two covered the feet, displaying humility before God, and with two they flew ( 6:2 ). They expressed themselves in words which human ears comprehended ( 6:3 , 7 ). The description seems to suggest a six-winged, humanoid figure (cf. ANEP, plate 655). S...