=====kerob=====
כרוב

Etymologically, it is difficult to ascertain a literal meaning for 'kerob'. Clearly, It is the root word of [[kerobim]] (aka cherubim), but unlike most other '[[im]]-suffixed words, the root word appears to have fallen put of use, and only the anthropomorphised plural form has a remaining meaning. The usual root form seems to have simply become a singular version of the [[kerobim]]. 

This is certainly the case in Exodus 25:19 where Moses is instructed to "make a kerob", or [[presumably a graphical depiction of one]]. This same usage appears to be the case in nearly every instance of 'kerob'.((See Exodus 37:8, 1 Kings 6:24-27, 2 Chronicles3:11-12))

A notable exceptions occurs in Psalms 18:10, where David describes his hero [[Ihoh]], "//riding on Kerob flying on the wings of Roeh//".((This verse is also quoted by the prophet Samuel in 2 Samuel 22:11))

Note that this song is a narrative description of events that David witnessed. David describes a physical object that could fly, and that Ihoh rode when he came to David's rescue. 

The prophet Ezekiel tells a similar narrative. He was transported by air and described the object as a 'kerob' which lifted Ihoh up into the sky.
((See Ezekiel9:3, Ezekiel10:2, Ezekiel 10:4-14,

In Ezekiel 28:14, the author gives further insight into the nature of the Kerob, stating that it had been established as a guard on the mountain dedicated to the Alehim.((Ezekiel 28:14))


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