Old Church Slavonic edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Koine Greek σεραφίμ (seraphím), then from Biblical Hebrew שְׂרָפִים (śərāp̄îm)

Noun edit

серафимъ (serafimŭm

  1. seraphim
    серафими мъногоочитииserafimi mŭnogoočitiimany-eyed seraphims
  2. serapeum

References edit

Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), “серафимъ”, in Staroslavjanskij slovarʹ (po rukopisjam X—XI vekov) [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary (Based on 10–11th Century Manuscripts)], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 601

Russian edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

серафи́мъ (serafímm anim (genitive серафи́ма, nominative plural серафи́мы, genitive plural серафи́мовъ)

  1. Pre-1918 spelling of серафим (serafim).

Declension edit

References edit

Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “Сераф”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.