Masculine
querubim
Meaning
- (masculine) cherub (hybrid figure with a guardian function, generally represented with a human face and the winged body of a bull or lion)
- (masculine) cherub (each of the celestial spirits who, together with the thrones and the seraphim, form the first angelic hierarchy)
- (masculine) cherub (painted or carved representation of this celestial spirit, usually in the form of a plump, healthy-looking child with wings)
- (figuratively, masculine) cherub (very beautiful child)
Concepts
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ke.ɾuˈbĩ/
Etymology
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.
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