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Where does “χερουβίμ” come from?

χερουβίμ (Ancient Greek) comes from Hebrew כְּרוּבִים, from Hebrew כְּרוּב — cherub.

Ancestry of “χερουβίμ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewכְּרוּבִיםcherubim, cherubs
2Hebrewכְּרוּבcherub

Words derived from “χερουβίμ”

  • херовый
  • хер
  • похерить
  • херъ
  • хероувимъ
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