תּלמוד אויף יחזקאל 10:14

Abaye said to him: If so, how will you explain that which is written, "The first face was the face of the cherub and the second face the face of a man," (Ezekiel 10:14) seeing that the face of a cherub is the same as that of a man? [One has] a large face and the other a small face

One verse says, "And the appearance of their faces: the face of a man and the face of a lion on the right of the four, and the face of an ox on the left of the four, etc. (Ezekiel 1:10)," and it is written, "And four faces were to one: the first face was a the face of a cherub, the second face was the face of a man, the third was the face of a lion, and the fourth was the face of an eagle (Ezekiel 10:14)." And he didn't take into account the ox? Reish Lakish said, "Ezekiel requested upon himself mercy, and [G-d] changed it to a Cherub." He said before Him, "Master of the Universe! [May a] prosecutor be made [into] a defender."

What is a cherub (heb. K'ruv)? Rabbi Abahu said, "'Like a child (heb. K'ravya)', for so in Babylon, they call a child 'Ravya'." Rav Pappa said to Abaye, "Rather now, as is written, "The first face was the face of a cherub; the second face was the face of a man; the third was the face of a lion; the face was the face an eagle (Ezekiel 10:14)-" The face of a cherub [which looks like a child) is the face of a man! This one is an adult, and this one is a small child.