Kruv (כרוב) means cherub in Hebrew.
It can also mean griffin and gryphon. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
cherub, griffin, gryphon
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kruv.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בריה אגדית, בעלת גוף אריה, כנפי נשר, ופני אדם.
וַיְגָרֶשׁ אֶת־הָאָדָם; וַיַּשְׁכֵּן מִקֶּדֶם לְגַן־עֵדֶן אֶת־הַכְּרֻבִים וְאֵת לַהַט הַחֶרֶב הַמִּתְהַפֶּכֶת, לִשְׁמֹר אֶת־דֶּרֶךְ עֵץ הַחַיִּים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kruv is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כְּרוּב
- Written without vowel points
- כרוב
- Said
- kruv
- Pattern
- קְטוּל
- Plural
- כְּרוּבִים
- Inflections
- ר' כְּרוּבִים
- Gematria
- 228
This is how Kruv is said in other languages.
- English
- cherub, griffin, gryphon
- Russian
- херувим
These words mean nearly the same as Kruv.
- גריפון
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These words rhyme with Kruv.
These words come before and after Kruv in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kruv.
What does Kruv (כרוב) mean in Hebrew?
Kruv (כרוב) means cherub, griffin, and gryphon. It is said kruv, with the stress on kruv.
What is a synonym for Kruv (כרוב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kruv (כרוב) are גריפון.
What rhymes with Kruv (כרוב)?
Words that rhyme with Kruv (כרוב) include חשוב, קירוב, יישוב, סיבוב, עצוב, and שוב.
Is Kruv (כרוב) masculine or feminine?
The word Kruv (כרוב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כְּרוּבִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כרוב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.