querubim

Senso (Inglese)

1. (masculine) cherub (hybrid figure with a guardian function, generally represented with a human face and the winged body of a bull or lion)
2. (masculine) cherub (each of the celestial spirits who, together with the thrones and the seraphim, form the first angelic hierarchy)
3. (masculine) cherub (painted or carved representation of this celestial spirit, usually in the form of a plump, healthy-looking child with wings)
4. (figuratively, masculine) cherub (very beautiful child)

Concetti

cherubino

cherubo

Traduzioni

cherub

Cherub

chérubin

querubí

querubín

cherub

cherubijn

cherub

cherubim

χερουβείμ

cherubin

melek çocuk resmi

Putto

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ke.ɾuˈbĩ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese querubin (“cherub”), from Latin cherūbīm, from Ancient Greek χερουβίν (kheroubín), from Biblical Hebrew כרֻבִים (keruvím), plural indefinite form of כְּרוּב (kerúv), from a Proto-Semitic source.