херувим

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Russian

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херувим

Etymology

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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

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Noun

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херуви́м (xeruvímm anim (genitive херуви́ма, nominative plural херуви́мы, genitive plural херуви́мов)

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

Declension

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See also

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