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Strong's G5502 χερουβίμ (cheroubim)

Cheroubim means “cherubims” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5502 — cachaph (“scrape off”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5502
Language Greek
Linked Usages 70
Books 16

Strong's G5502 Quick Answer

Strong's G5502 χερουβίμ (cheroubim) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. cheroubim (kher-ou-beem') n. 1. "cherubim" (i.e. cherubs or kerubim) [plural of Hebrew origin (H3742)] It has 70 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include cherubims. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
cheroubim (kher-ou-beem') n. 1. "cherubim" (i.e. cherubs or kerubim) [plural of Hebrew origin (H3742)]
Usage
70 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
cherubims

Meaning and Definition

cheroubim (kher-ou-beem') n. 1. "cherubim" (i.e. cherubs or kerubim) [plural of Hebrew origin (H3742)] KJV: cherubims Root(s): H3742

Original Word
χερουβίμ
Transliteration
cheroubim
Derivation
Root: כְּרוּב R1: 3742
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5502. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

Cherub

Usage: Χερουβείν (Rec. -βίμ), τά (Heb. כְּרוּב), Cherubim: Heb.9:6 (cf. Exo.25:17 (18), al.; see DB, i, 377 ff.).† (AS)

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How Strong's G5502 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render cheroubim, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

cherubims Hebrews 9:5

How Strong's G5502 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 1 Enoch, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 66 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G5502 (χερουβίμ) appears 85 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5502 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G5502 in the New Testament

1 indexed usage in New Testament.

Hebrews 9:5 KJV

And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.

Strong's G5502 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

66 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 3:24 Septuagint / Brenton

And he cast out Adam and caused him to dwell over against the garden of Delight, and stationed the cherubs and the fiery sword that turns about to keep the way of the tree of life.

Exodus 25:18 Septuagint / Brenton

And thou shalt make two cherubs graven in gold, and thou shalt put them on both sides of the propitiatory.

Exodus 25:19 Septuagint / Brenton

They shall be made, one cherub on this side, and another cherub on the other side of the propitiatory; and thou shalt make the two cherubs on the two sides.

Strong's G5502 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Wisdom of Sirach 49:8 Septuagint / Brenton

It was Ezekiel who saw the glorious vision, Which was shown him upon the chariot of the cherubim.

Strong's G5502 in 1 Enoch

2 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 14:11 Septuagint / Brenton

of crystal. Its ceiling was like the path of the stars and the lightnings, and between them were

1 Enoch 14:18 Septuagint / Brenton

of the stars, and its ceiling also was flaming fire. And I looked and saw therein a lofty throne: its appearance was as crystal, and the wheels thereof as the shining sun, and there was the vision of

Usage Excerpts

First 70 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5502.

Genesis 3:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he cast out Adam and caused him to dwell over against the garden of Delight, and stationed the cherubs and the fiery sword that turns about to keep the way of the tree of life.
Exodus 25:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt make two cherubs graven in gold, and thou shalt put them on both sides of the propitiatory.
Exodus 25:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They shall be made, one cherub on this side, and another cherub on the other side of the propitiatory; and thou shalt make the two cherubs on the two sides.
Exodus 25:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The cherubs shall stretch forth their wings above, overshadowing the propitiatory with their wings; and their faces shall be toward each other, the faces of the cherubs shall be toward the propitiatory.
Exodus 25:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will make myself known to thee from thence, and I will speak to thee above the propitiatory between the two cherubs, which are upon the ark of testimony, even in all things which I shall charge thee concerning the children of Israel.
Exodus 26:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt make the tabernacle, ten curtains of fine linen spun, and blue and purple, and scarlet spun with cherubs; thou shalt make them with work of a weaver.
Exodus 26:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet woven, and fine linen spun: thou shalt make it cherubs in woven work.
Exodus 37:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they made the veil of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined, the woven work with cherubs.
Exodus 37:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they made the veil of the door of the tabernacle of witness of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined, woven work with cherubs,
Exodus 38:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the two cherubs of gold;
Exodus 38:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
one cherub on the one end of the propitiatory, and another cherub on the other end of the propitiatory,
Numbers 7:89 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When Moses went into the tabernacle of witness to speak to God, then he heard the voice of the Lord speaking to him from off the mercy seat, which is upon the ark of the testimony, between the two cherubs; and he spoke to him.
1 Kingdoms 4:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the people sent to Shiloh, and they take thence the ark of the Lord who dwells between the cherubs: and both the sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were with the ark.
2 Kingdoms 6:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David arose, and went, he and all the people that were with him, and some of the rulers of Judah, on an expedition to a distant place, to bring back thence the ark of God, on which the name of the Lord of Hosts who dwells between the cherubs upon it is called.
2 Kingdoms 22:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he rode upon the cherubs and did fly, And was seen upon the wings of the wind.
3 Kingdoms 6:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
3 Kingdoms 6:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
3 Kingdoms 6:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.
3 Kingdoms 6:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
was ten cubits, and so was it with the second cherub.
3 Kingdoms 6:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
were in the midst of the innermost part of the house; and they spread out their wings, and one wing touched the wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings in the midst of the house touched each other.
3 Kingdoms 6:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.
3 Kingdoms 6:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
he sculptured palm trees within and without the house.
3 Kingdoms 6:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.
3 Kingdoms 6:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
there were palm trees and open flower leaves, and it was overlaid with gold gilded upon the engraving.
3 Kingdoms 7:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And upon their borders between the projections were lions, and oxen, and cherubs: and on the projections, even so above, and also below were the places of lions and oxen, hanging work.
3 Kingdoms 7:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And its borders were cherubs, and lions, and palm trees, upright, each was joined in front and within and round about.
3 Kingdoms 8:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priests bring in the ark into its place, into the oracle of the house, even into the holy of holies, under the wings of the cherubs.
3 Kingdoms 8:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the cherubs spread out their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubs covered the ark and its holy things above.
4 Kingdoms 19:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and said, O Lord God of Israel, that dwellest over the cherubs, thou art the only God in all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.
1 Chronicles 13:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David brought it up: and all Israel went up to the city of David, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of the Lord God who sits between the cherubim, whose name is called on it.
1 Chronicles 28:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he showed him the weight of the utensils of the altar of incense, which was of pure gold, and the plan of the chariot of the cherubs that spread out their wings, and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
2 Chronicles 3:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he gilded the house, and its inner walls, and the doorposts, and the roofs, and the doors with gold; and he carved cherubs on the walls.
2 Chronicles 3:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he built the holy of holies, its length was according to the front of the other house, the breadth of the house was twenty cubits, and the length twenty cubits: and he gilded it with pure gold for cherubs, to the amount of six hundred talents.
2 Chronicles 3:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he made two cherubs in the most holy house, woodwork, and he gilded them with gold.
2 Chronicles 3:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the wings of the cherubs were twenty cubits in length: and one wing of five cubits touched the wall of the house: and the other wing of five cubits touched the wing of the other cherub.
2 Chronicles 3:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.
2 Chronicles 3:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the wings of these cherubs expanded were of the length of twenty cubits: and they stood upon their feet, and their faces were toward the house.
2 Chronicles 3:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and wove cherubs in it.
2 Chronicles 5:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord into its place, into the oracle of the house, even into the holy of holies, under the wings of the cherubs.
2 Chronicles 5:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the cherubs stretched out their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubs covered the ark, and its staffs above.
Psalms 17:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he mounted on cherubs and flew: He flew on the wings of winds.
Psalms 79:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Attend, O Shepherd of Israel, Who guidest Joseph like a flock; Thou who sittest upon the cherubs, manifest thyself;
Psalms 98:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A Psalm of David. The Lord reigns—let the people rage; It is he that sits upon the cherubs, let the earth be moved.
Isaiah 37:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, who sittest upon the cherubs, thou alone art the God of every kingdom of the world: thou hast made heaven and earth.
Ezekiel 9:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the glory of the God of Israel, that was upon them, went up from the cherubs to the porch of the house. And he called the man that was clothed with the long robe, who had the girdle on his loins;
Ezekiel 10:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then I looked, and, behold, over the firmament that was above the head of the cherubs there was a likeness of a throne over them, as a sapphire stone.
Ezekiel 10:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to the man clothed with the long robe, Go in between the wheels that are under the cherubs, and fill thy hands with coals of fire from between the cherubs, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.
Ezekiel 10:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the cherubs stood on the right hand of the house, as the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.
Ezekiel 10:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the glory of the Lord departed from the cherubs to the porch of the house; and the cloud filled the house, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the Lord.
Ezekiel 10:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the sound of the cherubs’ wings was heard as far as the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God speaking.
Ezekiel 10:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass, when he gave a charge to the man clothed with the sacred robe, saying, Take fire from between the wheels from between the cherubs, that he went in, and stood near the wheels.
Ezekiel 10:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he stretched forth his hand into the midst of the fire that was between the cherubs, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of the man clothed with the sacred robe: and he took it, and went out.
Ezekiel 10:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I saw the cherubs having the likeness of men’s hands under their wings.
Ezekiel 10:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I saw, and behold, four wheels stood by the cherubs, one wheel by each cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the appearance of a carbuncle stone.
Ezekiel 10:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the cherubs were the same living creature which I saw by the river of Chebar.
Ezekiel 10:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when the cherubs went, the wheels went, and they were close to them: and when the cherubs lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, their wheels turned not.
Ezekiel 10:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the glory of the Lord departed from the house, and went up on the cherubs.
Ezekiel 10:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the cherubs lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went forth, the wheels were also beside them, and they stood at the entrance of the front gate of the house of the Lord; and the glory of the God of Israel was upon them above.
Ezekiel 10:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This is the living creature which I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubs.
Ezekiel 11:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the cherubs lifted up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
Ezekiel 28:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
From the day that thou wast created thou wast with the cherub: I set thee on the holy mount of God; thou wast in the midst of the stones of fire.
Ezekiel 28:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Of the abundance of thy merchandise thou hast filled thy storehouses with iniquity, and hast sinned: therefore thou hast been cast down wounded from the mount of God, and the cherub has brought thee out of the midst of the stones of fire.
Ezekiel 41:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
were carved cherubs and palm trees between the cherubs, and each cherub had two faces.
Ezekiel 41:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
From the floor to the ceiling were cherubs and palm trees carved.
Ezekiel 41:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there was carved work upon them, and cherubs on the doors of the temple, and palm trees according to the carving of the sanctuary; and there were stout planks in front of the porch without.
Daniel 3:55 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy kingdom: And to be praised and glorified above all forever.
Hebrews 9:5 New Testament, KJV
And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.
Wisdom of Sirach 49:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
It was Ezekiel who saw the glorious vision, Which was shown him upon the chariot of the cherubim.
1 Enoch 14:11 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
of crystal. Its ceiling was like the path of the stars and the lightnings, and between them were
1 Enoch 14:18 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
of the stars, and its ceiling also was flaming fire. And I looked and saw therein a lofty throne: its appearance was as crystal, and the wheels thereof as the shining sun, and there was the vision of

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5502, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 10 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 13 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 21 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 2 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G5502 FAQ

What does cheroubim (χερουβίμ) mean?

Cheroubim (Strong's G5502) is a Greek word most simply glossed "cherubims". cheroubim (kher-ou-beem') n. 1. "cherubim" (i.e. cherubs or kerubim) [plural of Hebrew origin (H3742)]

How many times is cheroubim (χερουβίμ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 70 linked usages for Strong's G5502 across 16 books.

Where can I study cheroubim (χερουβίμ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5502 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate cheroubim (χερουβίμ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as cherubims. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5502 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 66 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 2 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G5502, with linked reader references where each row is available.