A
seraph (; pl.
seraphs or
seraphim , in the
King James Version also
seraphims (plural);
Hebrew: שָׂרָף
śārāf, plural שְׂרָפִים
śərāfîm;
Latin:
seraphim and
seraphin (plural), also
seraphus (-i, m.);
serapheím) is a type of celestial or
heavenly being in
Christianity and
Judaism.