cherubim
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See also: Cherubim
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Hebrew כרֻבִים (keruvím), from כְּרוּב (kerúv) + ־ים (-im) masculine plural suffix.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (UK) (file)
Noun[edit]
cherubim
- plural of cherub
- 2010, Pseudonymous Bosch [pseudonym; Raphael Simon], “The Royal Kennels”, in This Isn’t What It Looks Like (The Secret Series; 4), New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN; republished London: Usborne, 2014, →ISBN:
- The kennels occupied a long brick building designed to resemble the palace in miniature. Inside, the walls were painted with murals of dogs frolicking in the woods and giving chase to a frightened fox while chubby canine cherubim smiled down at them.
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Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʰe.ru.bim/, [ˈkʰɛ.ɾʊ.bɪ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈke.ru.bim/, [ˈkɛː.ru.bim]
Noun[edit]
cherūbīm
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