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How to pronounce “cherub”

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Pronunciation guide for cherub

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of cherub with real speech in context.
Available examples: 3 YouTube examples
Real speech example: The Black Girl Next DoorCourtyard with a cherub head out of the
Definition summary: (biblical) A winged creature attending God and guarding his throne described as a being with four faces (man, lion, ox, and eagle), human hands, calf hooves, four wings, and many eyes. A description can be found in Ezekiel chapter 1 and Ezekiel chapter 10; similar to a lamassu (winged bull with a human torso) in the pre-exilic texts of the Hebrew Bible, more humanoid in later texts.

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The Black Girl Next Door

Courtyard with a cherub head out of the

[Noun]
(biblical) A winged creature attending God and guarding his throne described as a being with four faces (man, lion, ox, and eagle), human hands, calf hooves, four wings, and many eyes. A description can be found in Ezekiel chapter 1 and Ezekiel chapter 10; similar to a lamassu (winged bull with a human torso) in the pre-exilic texts of the Hebrew Bible, more humanoid in later texts.
(post-biblical) A winged angel, described by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (c. 5th–6th century) as the second highest order of angels, ranked above thrones and below seraphim.
In later texts changed to a winged baby; in artistic depictions sometimes a baby's head with wings but no body.
(figuratively) A person, especially a child, seen as being particularly angelic or innocent.