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