Where does “херовимъ” come from?

херовимъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Koine Greek χερουβίμ, from Hebrew כְּרוּבִים, from Hebrew כְּרוּב — cherub.

херовимъ (Old Church Slavonic): cherubim

Definitions

  1. cherubim

Ancestry of “херовимъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine Greekχερουβίμ—
2Hebrewכְּרוּבִיםcherubim, cherubs
3Hebrewכְּרוּבcherub
Every word from Hebrew כְּרוּב →Every word from Hebrew כְּרוּבִים →Every word from Koine Greek χερουβίμ →