Cherubim (in fact, Hebrew כְּרֻבִים, kruvim or keruvim, already in the plural form, however, in Russian and a number of other European languages it is historically fixed as the name of one creature; singular Hebrew כרוב, kruv) - the winged heavenly creature mentioned in the Bible. In the biblical concept of heavenly beings, together with the seraphim, they are the closest to God. In Christianity, the second, following after the seraphim, the angelic order.
