"cherubims" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: 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. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} cherubims
  1. (irregular) plural of cherub Tags: form-of, irregular, plural Form of: cherub
    Sense id: en-cherubims-en-noun-t7XweV62 Categories (other): English miscellaneous irregular plurals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. plural of cherubim Tags: form-of, plural Form of: cherubim
    Sense id: en-cherubims-en-noun-pLt2-0QW
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