Masculine

querubim

Meaning

  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)

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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