херувим

Macedonian

Etymology

Ultimately from Koine Greek χερουβίμ (kheroubím), from Biblical Hebrew כְּרוּבִים (kərūḇīm), plural of כְּרוּב (kərūḇ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxɛɾuvim]
  • Hyphenation: хе‧ру‧вим

Noun

херувим • (heruvimm (plural херувими, relational adjective херувимски)

  1. cherub (winged creature represented in the Bible as attending on God)

Declension

Declension of херувим
singular plural
indefinite херувим (heruvim) херувими (heruvimi)
definite unspecified херувимот (heruvimot) херувимите (heruvimite)
definite proximal херувимов (heruvimov) херувимиве (heruvimive)
definite distal херувимон (heruvimon) херувимине (heruvimine)
vocative херувиму (heruvimu) херувими (heruvimi)
count form херувима (heruvima)

Further reading

  • херувим” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Etymology

Old East Slavic хероувимъ (xeruvimŭ) (cf. Old Church Slavonic херовимъ (xerovimŭ)), from Ancient Greek χερουβίμ (kheroubím), ultimately from Hebrew כְּרוּבִים (k'ruvím), plural of כְּרוּב (k'rúv).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xʲɪrʊˈvʲim]

Noun

херуви́м • (xeruvímm anim (genitive херуви́ма, nominative plural херуви́мы, genitive plural херуви́мов)

  1. cherub (winged creature represented in the Bible as attending on God)

Declension

  • херуви́мчик (xeruvímčik)
  • херуви́мский (xeruvímskij)

See also

  • хер (xer, (archaic, historical) the name of the letter Х, х)