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Cheroubin <a href="../greek/5503.htm" title="5503">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Cheroubin: Cherubim</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">Χερουβίν</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Noun, Indeclinable<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Cheroubin<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>khe-roo-BEEN<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kher-oo-beem')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Cherubim<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Cherubim.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew כְּרוּבִים (kerubim)<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>H3742 - כְּרוּב (kerub)<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the Bible, "Cheroubin" refers to the cherubim, which are angelic beings associated with the presence and glory of God. They are often depicted as guardians of sacred spaces and are known for their role in worship and the execution of divine will.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, cherubim were often depicted as composite creatures with features of humans, animals, and birds, symbolizing strength, wisdom, and divine presence. In the biblical context, cherubim are primarily seen as attendants to God, emphasizing His holiness and majesty. They are frequently associated with the throne of God, as seen in visions and temple imagery.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of Hebrew origin, pl. of <a href="/hebrew/3742.htm">kerub</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>Cherubim, heavenly beings who serve God<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>cherubim (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5502: χερουβιμ</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">χερουβιμ</span></span> (<span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span>) and <span class="greek2">Χερούβειν</span> (<span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>; in manuscripts also <span class="greek2">Χερουβιν</span>, <span class="greek2">Χερουβειμ</span>; (cf. Tdf Proleg., p. 84; <span class="manuref">WH</span>'s Appendix, p. 155a; and under the word <span class="greek2">εἰ</span>, <span class="greek2">ἰ</span>)), <span class="greek2">τά</span> (neuter gender also in most places in the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>; rarely, as <a href="/interlinear/exodus/25-18.htm">Exodus 25:18, 19</a>, <span class="greek2">οἱ</span> <span class="greek2">χερουβιμ</span>; <span class="greek2">Χερουβεις</span> in <a href="/interlinear/exodus/25-18.htm">Exodus 25:18</a> (but this is a mistake; the form in <span class="greek2">Χερουβεις</span> seems not to occur in the O. T.); in <span class="abbreviation">Philo</span> <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">χερουβιμ</span>, in <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, <span class="greek2">οἱ</span> <span class="greek2">Χερουβεις</span>, Antiquities 3, 6, 5; <span class="greek2">αἱ</span> <span class="greek2">Χερουβεις</span>, ibid. 8, 3, 3; the use of the neuter gender seemed most suitable, because they were <span class="greek2">ζῷα</span>; <span class="greek2">Χερουβεις</span> <span class="greek2">ζῷα</span> <span class="greek2">ἐστι</span> <span class="greek2">πετεινά</span>, <span class="greek2">μορφήν</span> <span class="greek2">δ'</span> <span class="greek2">ὀυδεναι</span> <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">ὑπ'</span> <span class="greek2">ἀνθρώπων</span> <span class="greek2">ἑωραμενων</span> <span class="greek2">παραπλησια</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 3, 6, 5), Hebrew <span class="hebrew">כְּרוּבִים</span> (hardly of Semitic origin, but cognate to the Greek <span class="greek2">γρύψ</span>, <span class="greek2">γρυπος</span> (for the various opinions cf. Gesenius' Hebrew Lexicon, Mühlau and Volck edition, under the word <span class="hebrew">כְּרוּב</span>)), <span class="accented">cherubim,</span> two golden figures of living creatures with two wings; they were fastened to the lid of the ark of the covenant in the Holy of holies (both of the sacred tabernacle and of Solomon's temple) in such a manner that their faces were turned toward each other and down toward the lid, which they overshadowed with their expanded wings. Between these figures God was regarded as having fixed his dwelling-place (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">δόξα</span></span>, III. 1): <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9-5.htm">Hebrews 9:5</a>. In <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/1.htm">Ezekiel 1</a> and <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/10.htm">Ezekiel 10</a> another and far more elaborate form is ascribed to them; but the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews has <a href="/interlinear/exodus/25-18.htm">Exodus 25:18-20</a> in mind. Cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s RWB, under the word Cherubim; Gesenius, Thesaurus, ii., p. 710f; Dillmann in <span class="abbreviation">Schenkel</span> i. 509ff; <span class="abbreviation">Riehm</span>, De Natura et Notione Symbolica Cheruborum (Basil. 1864); also his 'Die Cherubim in d. Stiftshütte u. im Tempel' in the Theol. Studien und Kritiken for 1871, p. 399ff; and in his HWB, p. 227ff; (cf. Lenormant, Beginnings of History (N. Y. 1882), chapter iii.).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>cherubims. <p>Plural of Hebrew origin (<a href="/hebrew/3742.htm">kruwb</a>); "cherubim" (i.e. Cherubs or kerubim) -- cherubims. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3742.htm">kruwb</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εχέοντο κεχερσωμένη κεχυμέναι κεχυμένω κέχυται χεεί χείται χερούβ χερουβείμ Χερουβειν Χερουβεὶν χερουβίμ χερουβίν Χερουβὶν χερσαίος χέρσον χέρσος χέρσου χερσωθήσεται χηλών χυθήσεται Cheroubin Cheroubìn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/hebrews/9-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 9:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun">N</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ αὐτῆς <b>Χερουβὶν</b> δόξης κατασκιάζοντα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and above <span class="itali">it [were] the cherubim</span> of glory<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> it <span class="itali">the cherubims</span> of glory<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover it <span class="itali">[the] cherubim</span> of glory overshadowing<p><b><a href="/greek/5502.htm">Strong's Greek 5502</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5502.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/cheroubin_5502.htm">Χερουβὶν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5501.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5501"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5501" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5503.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5503"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5503" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>