Nimrod נִמְרֹד
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| נִמְרֹד | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | nimrod |
| Strong's number | H5248 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a man |
| Gloss | Nimrod |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (2) |
Nimrod (Hebrew נִמְרֹד, Strong's H5248) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Nimrod”. It occurs 4 times.
Definition
A man of the Cushites living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.10.8;
son of: Cush (H3568);
brother of: Seba (H5434), Havilah (H2341H), Sabtah (H5454), Raamah (H7484) and Sabteca (H5455)
§ Nimrod = "rebellion" or "the valiant"
the son of Cush, grandson of Ham, and great grandson of Noah; a mighty hunter, he established an empire in the area of Babylon and Assyria
son of: Cush (H3568);
brother of: Seba (H5434), Havilah (H2341H), Sabtah (H5454), Raamah (H7484) and Sabteca (H5455)
§ Nimrod = "rebellion" or "the valiant"
the son of Cush, grandson of Ham, and great grandson of Noah; a mighty hunter, he established an empire in the area of Babylon and Assyria
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | nimrod (4) |
|---|---|
| BSB | nimrod (3), like nimrod (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Nimrod, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 10:8And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
- Genesis 10:9He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 1:10And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
Micah
- Micah 5:6And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn. So He will deliver us when Assyria invades our land and marches into our borders.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).