{"def":{"short":"\"cherubim\" (i.e., cherubs or kerubim)","long":["cherubim, two golden figures of living creatures with two wings"]},"deriv":"plural of Hebrew origin (H3742)","pronun":{"ipa":"xɛ.ruˈβim","ipa_mod":"çe̞.ruˈvim","sbl":"cheroubim","dic":"heh-roo-VEEM","dic_mod":"hay-roo-VEEM"},"see":["H3742"],"comment":"Cherubim sculptures were fastened to the lid of the ark of the covenant in the holy of holies (both at the sacred tabernacle and Solomon's temple) in such a manner that their faces were turned towards each other and down towards the lid, which they overshadowed with their expanded wings."}