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German
Etymology
Ultimately from Hebrew כְּרוּב.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈçeːʁʊp/, /ˈkeːʁʊp/
- Hyphenation: Che‧rub
Noun
Cherub m (strong, genitive Cherubs, plural Cherubim or Cherubinen)
- (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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