1 Kings 6:23

Cherubims] These were large winged figures of composite character, perhaps with four faces, those of a man, a lion, an ox, and an eagle (Ezekiel 1:10), or with the face of an ox only (to which the term 'cherub' seems to have strictly applied: cp. Ezekiel 10:14 with Ezekiel 1:10). They represented God's chariot (cp. Psalms 18:10), and perhaps symbolised certain of the divine attributes (power, celerity, etc.). The original conception (as Psalms 18:10 suggests) was probably derived from a storm-cloud: see on Exodus 25:18.