=====serepim=====
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'serepim' is the plural personification of [[serep]] ("roast") so it appears to mean "Roasting People", possibly a specialized BBQ chef or "grillmaster".

This word has traditionally been mistranslated as some kind of mystical and ethereal being, a type of "angel", and typically pronounced as  [[wp>Sareph]]. There is no indication within the text that the serepim are non-corporeal or possess superhuman power.

Indeed, the word occurs only 3 times and the references do not give detailed description other than to indicate that they have hands and are seen moving coals around in a fire.

Numbers 21:6 speaks of the grill masters in association with copper craftsmen and the imposition of a tax by [[Ihoh]]

In Isaiah 6:6 the grill masters are described working the burning coals with tongs.

Isaiah 6:2 is somewhat more cryptic, requiring further analysis.