Definition

a live coal; by analogy lightning; figuratively, an arrow, (as flashing through the air); specifically, fever

Etymology

from H8313 (שָׂרַף);

Word family

• שָׂרַף sâraph

How the KJV renders it

• arrow
• (burning) coal
• burning heat
• spark
• hot thunderbolt

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.