כרוב

Hebrew

Pronunciation

(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /kəˈruːv/
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈkʁuv/

Etymology 1

Root
כ־ר־ב‎ (k-r-b)

From Ancient Greek κράμβη (krámbē, “cabbage”).

Noun

כְּרוּב • (k'rúv) m (plural indefinite כְּרוּבִים‎, singular construct כְּרוּב־)

cabbage

Derived terms

כְּרוּבִית‎ (kruvít)

References

“כרוב” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

כרוב‎ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Etymology 2

From a Proto-Semitic source akin to Akkadian 𒅗𒊒𒁍 (“to bless”), 𒅗𒊑𒁍 (“one who blesses”).

Noun

כְּרוּב • (k'rúv) m (plural indefinite כְּרוּבִים‎)

cherub, griffin

Descendants

→ Arabic: كَرُوبِيّ‎ (karūbiyy)
→ Amharic: ኪሩብ (kirub)
→ Ancient Greek: χερούβ (kheroúb)
- → Old Church Slavonic: херовимъ (xerovimŭ)
- → Latin: cherub
  - → Catalan: querubí
  - → Dutch: cherub
  - → German: Cherub
  - → English: cherub
  - → French: chérubin
  - → Galician: querubín
  - → Italian: cherubino
  - → Polish: cherub
  - → Portuguese: querubim
  - → Spanish: querubín
- → Old East Slavic: хероувимъ (xeruvimŭ)
  - Russian: херувим (xeruvim)
→ Classical Syriac: ܟܪܘܒܐ‎

Anagrams

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