cherubims. Plural of Hebrew cherub. Figure of speech Metonymy here put for representation of the celestial beings, of which we know nothing. They are. reality, there, and representative of creation, symbolical of blessing for all creation. These (in Exodus 25:18) were not the cherubims themselves, but representations of them. See Genesis 3:24, but no "sword", because of the blood of propitiation. Occurs seven times in verses: Exodus 25:17-22.
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Exodus 25:18
18 And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.