{"def":{"short":"a cherub or imaginary figure","long":["cherub, cherubim (pl)",["an angelic being",["as guardians of Eden","as flanking God's throne","as an image form hovering over the Ark of the Covenant","as the chariot of Jehovah (figuratively)"]]]},"deriv":"of uncertain derivation","pronun":{"ipa":"kɛ̆ˈruːb","ipa_mod":"kɛ̆ˈʁuv","sbl":"kĕrûb","dic":"keh-ROOB","dic_mod":"keh-ROOV"}}