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].

Body

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.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . 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. 8w ago · Artur Random · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → שְׂרָפִים
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1559]]: שְׂרָפִים"
  2. 10w 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. 10w 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. 10w 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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