cherubim

The Hebrew plural of Cherub.. Cf. Seraphim.

Note: Cherubims, in the King James version of the bible, is an incorrect form, made by adding the English plural termination to the Hebrew plural cherubim instead of to the singular cherub.

Figures with wings over the mercy-seat in the Jewish temple, later angels of the second of the Nine Orders of Angels with attributes of the knowledge and contemplation of Divine things. Thus representations of an adult figure with wings.

An order of angels, often represented as figures wholly or partly human and with wings proceeding from the shoulders. The first mention of these beings was in connection with the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, and they are frequently spoken of in later biblical history. Sometimes the cherubim have two or more faces, and sometimes are of composite animal form.

sing. cherub

One of the groups of the angels.