Plural of the Hebrew cherub. A superhuman being with a human or animal face and wings in the Old Testament. They were believed to guard God's throne and holy places, and golden cherubim were placed on the Ark of the Covenant. They are thought to have been adopted from the cherubs (chelabs) that guarded Assyrian temples and had a human face, a bull's body, a lion's tail, and wings. In Christianity (especially Catholicism), they are translated as cherubim and considered one of the angels. In art, they are depicted as infants with only the head and wings. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
ヘブライ語 cherubの複数形。人面または獣面で翼をもった旧約聖書の超人的存在。神の玉座や聖なる場所を守衛すると信じられ,契約の櫃には黄金のケルビムが配置されていた。アッシリアの神殿を守護した,人面,雄牛の身体,ライオンの尾,翼をもったケルブ (ケラブ) が取入れられたものと思われる。キリスト教 (特にカトリック) では智天使と訳し,天使の一つとしている。美術では頭と翼だけの幼児に描かれる。
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