seraph

type of angel in Judaism and Christianity
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seraph

Summary

seraph ranks in the top 0.29% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,935 views/month, #225 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • seraph is a type of angel in Judaism[2].
  • seraph is a type of angels in Christianity[3].
  • seraph is part of hierarchy of angels[4].
  • seraph's Commons category is recorded as Seraphim[5].
  • seraph comprises wing[6].
  • seraph's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[7].
  • seraph's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[8].
  • seraph's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • seraph's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • seraph's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11].
  • seraph's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • seraph's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'שרף'}[13].
  • seraph's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'שרפים'}[14].
  • seraph's studied by is recorded as Christian angelology[15].
  • seraph's studied by is recorded as angelology[16].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include angel in Judaism[2] and angels in Christianity[3].

Use and Application

seraph comprises wing[6]. seraph is part of hierarchy of angels[4].

Influence

Things named for seraph include Royal Order of the Seraphim[17], an order[18], in Sweden[19], founded in 1748[20]; Seraph[21], a film character[22]; and Seraphim[23], a musical group[24], founded in 2001[25].

Why It Matters

seraph ranks in the top 0.29% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,935 views/month, #225 of 77,819).[1] seraph has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] seraph is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Entities named for seraph include Royal Order of the Seraphim[17], an order[18], in Sweden[19], founded in 1748[20]; Seraph[21], a film character[22]; and Seraphim[23], a musical group[24], founded in 2001[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · Artur Random · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language שְׂרָפִים
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1559]]: שְׂרָפִים"
  2. 25d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 Concepts/Seraph
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Concepts/Seraph, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  3. 27d ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id 13437
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 13437, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167484361|SERAPHIM (#167484361)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #mi"
  4. 27d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb
    Part of
    Subclass of angel in Judaism, angels in Christianity
    Described by source Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +3
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q295734, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
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