*karūb-: 'cherub; winged guardian creature'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*karūb-
Meaning	'cherub; winged guardian creature'
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	kǝrûb (HALOT 497); pl. kǝrûbîm	HALOT 497	gloss withheld
Akkadian	kāribu, karūbu, kurību (HALOT 497)	HALOT 497
Syrian Aramaic	krōbā (HALOT 497)	HALOT 497
Punic	krbm (HALOT 497)	HALOT 497
Arabic	karūb (HALOT 497)	HALOT 497
Geez	kerūb (HALOT 497)	HALOT 497

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Related to 1250 *kVrVb- 'pray, bless' (Akk. karābu, ESA krb) but distinct as a creature designation. HALOT 497 compares Greek γρύψ.

Updated 22 October 2026