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...