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Lexicon :: Strong's H3742 - kᵊrûḇ

Aa
כְּרוּב
Transliteration
kᵊrûḇ
Pronunciation
ker-oob'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1036

Strong’s Definitions

כְּרוּב kᵉrûwb, ker-oob'; of uncertain derivation; a cherub or imaginary figure:—cherub, (plural) cherubims.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 91x

The KJV translates Strong's H3742 in the following manner: cherubims (64x), cherub (27x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 91x
The KJV translates Strong's H3742 in the following manner: cherubims (64x), cherub (27x).

  1. cherub, cherubim (pl)

    1. an angelic being

      1. as guardians of Eden

      2. as flanking God's throne

      3. as an image form hovering over the Ark of the Covenant

      4. as the chariot of Jehovah (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כְּרוּב kᵉrûwb, ker-oob'; of uncertain derivation; a cherub or imaginary figure:—cherub, (plural) cherubims.
STRONGS H3742: Abbreviations
II. כְּרוּב 91 noun masculine cherub; — כ׳ Exodus 25:19 + 26 times; plural כְּרוּבִים Psalm 99:1 + 33 times; כְּרֻבִים Exodus 25:18 + 29 times; (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כְּרוּבָא bdb050011 √ dubious; Assyrian karâbu = be gracious to, bless DlHWB 350, but adjective karûbu is great, mighty, Idib. 352; on possibly connection with כְּרוּב compare Dl in BaerEzech. Xiii.; Assyrian kirubu = šêdu (name of winged bull in Assyrian; see LenOrigines 1. 118, Eng. Tr. 126 DlPar 154) has not been verified, compare see F.ZA i. 68 f. BudgeExpos. Apr. May, 1885 TeloniZa vi, 124 ff.; the older view, connecting כ׳ with γρύψ and deriving from Persian giriften, griffen, lacks evidence and probability. — Possibly the thunder-cloud underlies the conception); —
1. the living chariot of the theophanic God; possibly identified with the storm-wind Psalm 18:11 = 2 Samuel 22:11 וַיִּדְכַּב עַלכְּֿרוּב and he rode upon a cherub (|| flew swiftly on the wings of the wind).
2. as the guards of the garden of Eden Genesis 3:24 (J).
3. as the throne of Yahweh Sabaoth, in phrase (צְבָאוֺת) ישֵׁב הַכְּרוּבִים י׳ Yahweh Sabaoth throned on the cherubim 1 Samuel 4:4; 2 Samuel 6:2 = 1 Chronicles 13:6; the context shews that the cherubim of the ark of the covenant are referred to, and it is probable that the same reference to, and it is probable that the same reference is in 2 Kings 19:15 = Isaiah 37:16; Psalm 80:2; Psalm 99:1.
4. P gives an account of:
a. two cherubim of solid gold upon the slab of gold of the כַּמֹּרֶת facing each other with wings outstretched above, so as to constitute a basis or throne on which the glory of Yahweh appeared, and from whence He spake Exodus 25:18-22; Exodus 37:7-9; Numbers 7:89;
b. numerous cherubim woven into the texture of the inner curtains of the tabernacle and the veils Exodus 26:1, 31; Exodus 36:8, 35
5. Kings and Chronicles describe the cherubim of the temple:
a. two gigantic images of olive wood plated with gold, ten cubits high, standing in the דְּבִיר facing the door, whose wings five cubits each, extended, two of them meeting in the middle of the room to constitute the throne, two of them extending to the walls 1 Kings 6:23-28; 1 Kings 8:6-7; 2 Chronicles 3:10-13; 2 Chronicles 5:7-8; Chronicles (doubtless influenced by Ezekiel) represents them as the chariot of Yahweh 1 Chronicles 28:18;
b. images of cherubim were carved on the gold plated cedar planks which constituted the inner walls of the temple, and upon the olive wood doors 1 Kings 6:29-35; 2 Chronicles 3:7; and on the bases of the portable lavers, interchanging with lions and oxen 1 Kings 7:29-36; Chronicles also represents that they were woven in the veil of the דְּבִיר 2 Chronicles 3:14.
6. Ezekiel describes the cherubim:
a. as four living creatures, each with four faces, lion, ox, eagle, and man, having the figure and hands of men, and the feet of calves. Each has four wings, two of which are stretched upward, meeting above and sustaining the throne of Yahweh; two of them stretched downwards so as to cover the creatures themselves. The cherubim never turn but go straight forward, as do the wheels of the cherubic chariot, and they are full of eyes and are like burning coals of fire, Ezekiel 1:5-28; Ezekiel 9:3; Ezekiel 10:1-20; Ezekiel 11:22; the king of Tyre is scornfully compared with one of these, and is assigned a residence in Eden and the mountain of God, Ezekiel 28:14-16;
b. Ezekiel knows of no cherubic statues in the new temple, but represents the inner walls of the temple as carved with alternating palm trees and cherubim, each with two faces, the lion looking on one side, the man on the other. It is evident that the number and the form of the cherubim vary in the representations (compare Ezekiel 41:18-25). It is probable that the שְׂרָפִים of Isaiah 6:2-6 are another form of the cherubim. The Apocalypse of the seals Rev 4-6 combines them in four ζῷα.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

3:24

Exodus

25:18; 25:18; 25:19; 25:19; 25:20; 25:21; 25:22; 26:1; 26:31; 36:8; 36:35; 37:7; 37:8; 37:9

Numbers

7:89

1 Samuel

4:4

2 Samuel

6:2; 22:11

1 Kings

6:23; 6:24; 6:25; 6:26; 6:27; 6:28; 6:29; 6:30; 6:31; 6:32; 6:33; 6:34; 6:35; 7:29; 7:30; 7:31; 7:32; 7:33; 7:34; 7:35; 7:36; 8:6

2 Kings

19:15

1 Chronicles

13:6; 28:18

2 Chronicles

3:7; 3:10; 3:11; 3:12; 3:13; 3:14; 5:7; 5:8

Psalms

18:11; 80:2; 99:1; 99:1

Isaiah

6:2; 6:3; 6:4; 6:5; 6:6; 37:16

Ezekiel

1:5; 1:6; 1:7; 1:8; 1:9; 1:10; 1:11; 1:12; 1:13; 1:14; 1:15; 1:16; 1:17; 1:18; 1:19; 1:20; 1:21; 1:22; 1:23; 1:24; 1:25; 1:26; 1:27; 1:28; 9:3; 10:1; 10:2; 10:3; 10:4; 10:5; 10:6; 10:7; 10:8; 10:9; 10:10; 10:11; 10:12; 10:13; 10:14; 10:15; 10:16; 10:17; 10:18; 10:19; 10:20; 11:22; 28:14; 28:15; 28:16; 41:18; 41:19; 41:20; 41:21; 41:22; 41:23; 41:24; 41:25

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H3742

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Strong's Number H3742 matches the Hebrew כְּרוּב (kᵊrûḇ),
which occurs 91 times in 66 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 3:24–Eze 10:5)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:24 - So he sent the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden he put winged ones and a flaming sword turning every way to keep the way to the tree of life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:18 - And at the two ends of the cover you are to make two winged ones of hammered gold,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:19 - One at one end and one at the other; the winged ones are to be part of the cover.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:20 - And their wings are to be outstretched over the cover, and the winged ones are to be opposite one another, facing the cover.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:22 - And there, between the two winged ones on the cover of the ark, I will come to you, face to face, and make clear to you all the orders I have to give you for the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:1 - And you are to make a House for me, with ten curtains of the best linen, blue and purple and red, worked with designs of winged ones by a good workman.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:31 - And you are to make a veil of the best linen, blue and purple and red, worked with designs of winged ones by a good workman:

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:8 - Then all the expert workmen among them made the House with its ten curtains; of the best linen, blue and purple and red, they made them, with winged ones worked by expert designers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:35 - And he made the veil of the best linen, blue and purple and red, worked with winged ones designed by expert workmen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:7 - And he made two winged ones, hammered out of one bit of gold, for the two ends of the cover;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:8 - Placing one at one end and one at the other; the winged ones were part of the cover.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:9 - And their wings were stretched out over the cover; the faces of the winged ones were opposite one another and facing the cover.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:89 - And when Moses went into the Tent of meeting to have talk with him, then the Voice came to his ears from over the cover which was on the ark of witness, from between the two winged ones. And he had talk with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:4 - So the people sent to Shiloh and got the ark of the agreement of the Lord of armies whose resting-place is between the winged ones; and Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were there with the ark of God's agreement.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:2 - And David, and all the people who were with him, went to Baal of Judah to get the ark of God, over which the holy name is named, the name of the Lord of armies, whose place is between the winged ones.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:11 - And he went through the air, seated on a storm-cloud: going quickly on the wings of the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:23 - In the inmost room he made two winged beings of olive-wood, ten cubits high;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:24 - With outstretched wings five cubits wide; the distance from the edge of one wing to the edge of the other was ten cubits.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:25 - The two winged ones were ten cubits high, of the same size and form.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:26 - The two of them were ten cubits high.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:27 - These were placed inside the inner house, their outstretched wings touching the walls of the house, one touching one wall and one the other, while their other wings were touching in the middle.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:28 - These winged ones were plated over with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:29 - And all the walls of the house inside and out were ornamented with forms of winged ones and palm-trees and open flowers.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:32 - On the olive-wood doors were cut designs of winged ones and palm-trees and open flowers, all of them, with the doors, plated with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:35 - These were ornamented with designs of winged ones and palm-trees and open flowers, plated over with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:29 - And on the square sides between the frames were lions, oxen, and winged ones; and the same on the frame; and over and under the lions and the oxen and the winged ones were steps.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:36 - In the spaces of the flat sides and on the frames of them, he made designs of winged ones, lions, and palm-trees, with ornamented edges all round.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:6 - And the priests took the ark of the agreement of the Lord and put it in its place in the inner room of the house, in the most holy place, under the wings of the winged ones.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:7 - For their wings were outstretched over the place where the ark was, covering the ark and its rods.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:15 - And Hezekiah made his prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord, the God of Israel, seated between the winged ones, you only are the God of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:6 - And David went up, with all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim in Judah, to get up from there the ark of God, over which the holy Name is named, the name of the Lord whose place is between the winged ones.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:18 - And the best gold for the altar of perfumes; and gold for the design of the carriage, for the winged ones whose wings were outstretched covering the ark of the Lord's agreement.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:7 - All the house was plated with gold, the supports, the steps, the walls and the doors; and the walls were ornamented with designs of winged ones.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:10 - And in the most holy place he made images of two winged beings, covering them with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:11 - Their outstretched wings were twenty cubits across; one wing, five cubits long, touching the wall of the house, and the other, of the same size, meeting the wing of the other winged one.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:12 - And in the same way, the wings of the other, five cubits long, were stretched out, one touching the wall and the other meeting the wing of the first winged one.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:13 - Their outstretched wings were twenty cubits across; they were placed upright on their feet, facing the inner part of the house.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:14 - And he made the veil of blue and purple and red, of the best linen, worked with winged ones.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:7 - And the priests took the ark of the Lord's agreement and put it in its place, in the inner room of the house, in the most holy place, under the wings of the winged ones.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:8 - For their wings were outstretched over the place where the ark was, covering the ark and its rods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:10 - And he went in flight through the air, seated on a storm-cloud: going quickly on the wings of the wind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:1 - <To the chief music-maker; put to Shoshannim-eduth. Of Asaph. A Psalm.> Give ear, O Keeper of Israel, guiding Joseph like a flock; you who have your seat on the winged ones, let your glory be seen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:1 - The Lord is King; let the peoples be in fear: his seat is on the winged ones; let the earth be moved.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:16 - O Lord of armies, the God of Israel, seated between the winged ones, you only are the God of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:3 - And the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the winged ones on which it was resting, to the doorstep of the house. And crying out to the man clothed in linen who had the writer's inkpot at his side,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:1 - Then looking, I saw that on the arch which was over the head of the winged ones there was seen over them what seemed like a sapphire stone, having the form of a king's seat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:2 - And he said to the man clothed in linen, Go in between the wheels, under the winged ones, and get your two hands full of burning coals from between the winged ones and send them in a shower over the town. And he went in before my eyes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:3 - Now the winged ones were stationed on the right side of the house when the man went in; and the inner square was full of the cloud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:4 - And the glory of the Lord went up from the winged ones and came to rest over the doorstep of the house; and the house was full of the cloud and the open square was full of the shining of the Lord's glory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:5 - And the sound of the wings of the winged ones was clear even in the outer square, like the voice of the Ruler of all.

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