Where does “херъ” come from?
херъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic хероувимъ, from Ancient Greek χερουβίμ, from Hebrew כְּרוּבִים, from Hebrew כְּרוּב — cherub.
Ancestry of “херъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | хероувимъ | cherubim |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χερουβίμ | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | כְּרוּבִים | cherubim, cherubs |
| 4 | Hebrew | כְּרוּב | cherub |