† [מַשְׂרֵפָה, מִשְׂרָפָה?] n.[f. H4955
burnings, funeral pyres; ceremonial fires honoring deceased royalty
This feminine plural noun refers to the ceremonial burnings conducted at royal funerals. Both occurrences involve comparison: Isaiah describes thorns and peoples burning like lime in a kiln, while Jeremiah promises King Zedekiah that spices will be burned for him just as for his fathers. These were not cremations but aromatic fires—burning spices and precious materials to honor the deceased king. The practice distinguished royal funerals from common burials.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Found in Isaiah 33:12 (peoples burning like lime) and Jeremiah 34:5 (ceremonial burnings for the king). The cross-linguistic evidence consistently identifies these as 'burnings' (Spanish 'quemas', though some versions are uncertain about the specific type), suggesting honorary fires rather than mere destruction, particularly in the Jeremiah context of royal funeral rites. 2×
AR["حَرِيقَ", "وَكَمُحْرَقَاتِ"]·ben["আর-যেমন-দাহনে", "দাহনের-জন্য"]·DE["[וכמשרפות]", "[משרפות]"]·EN["and-like-burnings-of", "as-burnings"]·FR["[וכמשרפות]", "[משרפות]"]·heb["ו-כ-משרפות", "משרפות"]·HI["और-जैसे-आगें-जलाईं", "जलने-जैसे"]·ID["dan-seperti-pembakaran-pembakaran", "seperti-pembakaran"]·IT["[וכמשרפות]", "[משרפות]"]·jav["lan-kados-pembakaran-", "pembakaran"]·KO["그리고-처럼-향품-태움들", "불타는-것들이"]·PT["e-como-queimas-de", "queimados-de"]·RU["и-как-сожжения", "сожжением-"]·ES["cal", "y-como-quemas-de"]·SW["moto-wa-kuchoma", "na-kama-kuchomwa-kwa"]·TR["ve-yakmaları-gibi", "yanmasi"]·urd["اور-جیسے-جلانے", "جلانا"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [מַשְׂרֵפָה, מִשְׂרָפָה?] n.[f.