1) cherubim, 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 at the sacred tabernacle and of Solomon's temple) in such a manner that their faces were turned towards each other and down towards the lid, which they overshadowed with their expanded wings. Between these figures God was regarded as having fixed his dwelling place.
Part of Speech: noun neuter plural
Citing in TDNT: 9:438, 1312
G5502
Plural of Hebrew origin [H3742]; "cherubim" (that is, cherubs or kerubim): - cherubims.
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