херувим

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Russian[edit]

херувим

Etymology[edit]

Old East Slavic хероувимъ (xeruvimŭ) (cf. Old Church Slavonic херовимъ (xerovimŭ)), from Ancient Greek χερουβίμ (kheroubím), ultimately from Hebrew כְּרוּבִים (k'ruvím), plural of כְּרוּב (k'rúv).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

херуви́м • (xeruvím) m anim (genitive херуви́ма, nominative plural херуви́мы, genitive plural херуви́мов)

  1. cherub (winged creature represented in the Bible as attending on God)

Declension[edit]

Declension of херуви́м (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative херуви́м
xeruvím 		херуви́мы
xeruvímy
genitive херуви́ма
xeruvíma 		херуви́мов
xeruvímov
dative херуви́му
xeruvímu 		херуви́мам
xeruvímam
accusative херуви́ма
xeruvíma 		херуви́мов
xeruvímov
instrumental херуви́мом
xeruvímom 		херуви́мами
xeruvímami
prepositional херуви́ме
xeruvíme 		херуви́мах
xeruvímax

Related terms[edit]

See also[edit]

  • хер (xer, “(archaic, historical) the name of the letter Х, х”)
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