Cherub

This article is about a type of supernatural being in the Bible. For the winged infant figure in art, see putto. For other uses, see Cherub (disambiguation).
A tetramorph cherub, in Eastern Orthodox iconography

A cherub (/ˈtʃɛrəb/;[1] pl.: cherubim; Hebrew: כְּרוּב kərūḇ, pl. כְּרוּבִים kərūḇīm) are one of the unearthly beings in Abrahamic religions. The numerous depictions of cherubim assign to them many different roles, such as protecting the entrance of the Garden of Eden.[2]

  1. ^ "cherub". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Jewish Encyclopedia2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).