כרוב
Hebrew
Pronunciation
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /kəˈruːv/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈkʁuv/
Etymology 1
Root |
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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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