כְּרוּב (ke.ruv) means “cherub” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: ker-oob' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
כְּרוּב · ke.ruv · cherub
1) cherub, cherubim (pl) 1a) an angelic being 1a1) as guardians of Eden 1a2) as flanking God's throne 1a3) as an image form hovering over the Ark of the Covenant 1a4) as the chariot of Jehovah (fig.)
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of uncertain derivation; a cherub or imaginary figure
KJV glosses: cherub, (plural) cherubims.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| cherubim | 17 |
| the cherubim | 15 |
| cherub | 12 |
| between the cherubim | 5 |
| of the cherubim | 5 |
| with cherubim | 4 |
| a cherub | 2 |
| above the cherubim | 2 |
| and cherubim | 2 |
| and the cherubim | 2 |
| then the cherubim | 2 |
| and even when they | 1 |
| each cherub | 1 |
| of a cherub | 1 |
| of cherubim | 1 |
| since their | 1 |
| them | 1 |
| then one of the cherubim | 1 |
| were cherubim | 1 |
| when the cherubim | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| cherub | 17 |
| cherubims | 16 |
| the cherubims | 14 |
| of the cherubims | 9 |
| and the cherubims | 6 |
| and when the cherubims | 2 |
| for the cherubims | 2 |
| from between the cherubims | 2 |
| from the cherub | 2 |
| of cherubims | 2 |
| of the cherub | 2 |
| upon a cherub | 2 |
| with cherubims | 2 |
| and a cherub | 1 |
| and cherubims | 1 |
| between a cherub | 1 |
| between the cherubims | 1 |
| he the cherubims | 1 |
| in the cherubims | 1 |
| now the cherubims | 1 |
| of a cherub | 1 |
| of these cherubims | 1 |
| over the cherubims | 1 |
| then did the cherubims | 1 |
| under the cherub | 1 |
| upon the cherubims | 1 |
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When the LORD commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, “Take fire from within the wheelwork, from among the cherubim,” the man went in and stood beside a wheel.
Read word by wordThen one of the cherubim reached out his hand and took some of the fire that was among them. And he put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who received it and went out.
Read word by word(The cherubim appeared to have the form of human hands under their wings.)
Read word by wordThen I looked and saw four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. And the wheels gleamed like a beryl stone.
Read word by wordEach of the cherubim had four faces: the first face was that of a cherub, the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle.
Read word by wordThen the cherubim rose upward. These were the living creatures I had seen by the River Kebar.
Read word by wordWhen the cherubim moved, the wheels moved beside them, and even when they spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not veer away from their side.
Read word by wordThen the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim.
Read word by wordAs I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and rose up from the ground, with the wheels beside them as they went. And they stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, with the glory of the God of Israel above them.
Read word by wordThese were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar, and I knew that they were cherubim.
Read word by wordThen the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
Read word by wordYou were anointed as a guardian cherub, for I had ordained you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones.
Read word by wordBy the vastness of your trade, you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mountain of God, and I banished you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.
Read word by wordwere alternating carved cherubim and palm trees. Each cherub had two faces:
Read word by wordCherubim and palm trees were carved on the wall of the outer sanctuary from the floor to the space above the entrance.
Read word by wordCherubim and palm trees like those on the walls were carved on the doors of the outer sanctuary, and there was a wooden canopy outside, on the front of the portico.
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