Cherub

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German

Etymology

Ultimately from Hebrew כְּרוּב.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈçeːʁʊp/, /ˈkeːʁʊp/
  • Hyphenation: Che‧rub
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Noun

Cherub m (strong, genitive Cherubs, plural Cherubim or Cherubinen)

  1. (biblical) cherub
    • 1919, Aleksey Remizov, translated by Arthur Luther, Legenden und Geschichten (fiction), Leipzig: Kurt Wolff, →ISBN:
      An der Pforte des Paradieses stand der Cherub, grimmig, mit dem flammenden Schwert.
      At the gate of paradise stood the cherub, ferocious, with the flaming sword.

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