Strong G5502χερουβίμ
Cherub
- Transliteration
- cheroubim
- Pronunciation
- kher-oo-beem'
- Morphology
- Proper Name Title (ie not the name of a person or place)
Definition
Plural of Hebrew origin [H3742]; cherubim (that is cherubs or kerubim): - cherubims.
Detailed definition
Χερουβείν (Rec. -βίμ), τά (Heb. כְּרוּב),
Cherubim: Heb.9:6 (cf. Exo.25:17 (18), al.; see DB, i, 377 ff.).†
(AS)
Cherubim: Heb.9:6 (cf. Exo.25:17 (18), al.; see DB, i, 377 ff.).†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Cherub
Babylonian location; home of some returning exiles
Cherub was a place in Babylonia from which some Jewish exiles returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity.
In the Bible
Strong G5502 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- cherubims1
First verses
- Hebrews 9:5And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
Transliteration of Hebrew כְּרוּב 'cherub' [H3742]. Not in LSJ.