cherubims

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A form of cherubim — A cherub.

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Meanings

cherubims1

noun
  1. irregularpluralplural of cherub

    And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Hebrews 9:5
  2. pluralplural of cherubim

Cherubims2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Cherubim

Origin

From Hebrew cherubim כרוב, cherub + -ים; the Hebrew is plural, but the translators chose to add -s when borrowing the word into the English form, probably because the readers of the Authorized Version would not be familiar with Hebrew or Latin plurals.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cherubism
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APA

cherubims. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cherubims

MLA

“cherubims.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cherubims. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cherubims,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cherubims.

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