херувим

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Russian

херувим

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

Declension

See also

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