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Lexicon :: Strong's H3742 - kᵊrûḇ

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כְּרוּב
Transliteration
kᵊrûḇ
Pronunciation
ker-oob'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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

Revelation

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H3742

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Strong's Number H3742 matches the Hebrew כְּרוּב (kᵊrûḇ),
which occurs 17 times in 11 verses in 'Exo' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:18 - And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work shall you make them, on the two ends of the mercy seat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:19 - Make one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end; of one piece with the mercy seat shall you make the cherubim on its two ends.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:20 - The cherubim shall spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:22 - There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are upon the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you of all that I will give you in commandment for the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:1 - "Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet stuff; with cherubim skilfully worked shall you make them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:31 - "And you shall make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet stuff and fine twined linen; in skilled work shall it be made, with cherubim;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:8 - And all the able men among the workmen made the tabernacle with ten curtains; they were made of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet stuff, with cherubim skilfully worked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:35 - And he made the veil of blue and purple and scarlet stuff and fine twined linen; with cherubim skilfully worked he made it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:7 - And he made two cherubim of hammered gold; on the two ends of the mercy seat he made them,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:8 - one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end; of one piece with the mercy seat he made the cherubim on its two ends.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:9 - The cherubim spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim.
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