noun · neuter
cherūb
cherūb n or m (genitive cherūb)
Classical[ˈkʰɛ.ruːb]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɛː.rub]
Meaning
- in pluralcherub
duos quoque cherubin aureos et productiles facies ex utraque parte oraculi cherub unus sit in latere uno et alter in altero
Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, Exodus 25:18-19:Duos quoque cherubim aureos et productiles facies ex utraque parte propitiatorii,
And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat. And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other endNova Vulgata, Exodus 25:18&19
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cherūb | cherūbīm cherūbīn, cherūbeim, cherūbein, cherūbeis |
| genitive | cherūb | cherūbīm cherūbīn, cherūbeim, cherūbein, cherūbeis |
| dative | cherūb | cherūbīm cherūbīn, cherūbeim, cherūbein, cherūbeis |
| accusative | cherūb | cherūbīm cherūbīn, cherūbeim, cherūbein, cherūbeis |
| ablative | cherūb | cherūbīm cherūbīn, cherūbeim, cherūbein, cherūbeis |
| vocative | cherūb | cherūbīm cherūbīn, cherūbeim, cherūbein, cherūbeis |
Chĕrub, m. plur. Chĕrūbĭm (Cherubin), , plur. ,
I. the name of a rank of angels mentioned in the Old Testament, Vulg. Ezech. 9, 3; id. Gen. 3, 24; Prud. Cath. 4, 4; cf. Hier. in Ezech. 9 and 28; Isid. Orig. 7, 5, 22 sq.; 14, 3, 4; Ven. Fort. Carm. 7, 3, 131.
Origins
From Ancient Greek χερούβ (kheroúb), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew כְּרוּב (kərūḇ).
Descendants
- Catalanquerubí
- GermanCherub
- Englishcherub
- Frenchchérubin
- Italiancherubino
- Portuguesequerubim
- Spanishquerubín
- Dutchcherub
- Galicianquerubín
- Polishcherub