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Where does “хероувимъ” come from?

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

хероувимъ (Old Church Slavonic): cherubim

Definitions

  1. cherubim

Ancestry of “хероувимъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχερουβίμ—
2Hebrewכְּרוּבִיםcherubim, cherubs
3Hebrewכְּרוּבcherub

Words derived from “хероувимъ”

  • хер
  • похерить
  • херовый
  • херъ
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