Strong H5248נִמְרֹד

Nimrod

Transliteration: nimrôd nimrôd
Pronunciation: {nim-rode'} nim-rode'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

Probably of foreign origin;
{Nimrod} a son of Cush: - Nimrod.

Meaning of the name

Nimrod = "rebellion" or "the valiant"

Detailed 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)

In the biblical story

Nimrod

Mighty hunter, built cities

Nimrod was a mighty hunter and ruler who built several notable cities, including Babel and Nineveh.

In the Bible

Strong H5248 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

nimrod4

First verses

Genesis 10:8
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
Genesis 10:9
He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.
1 Chronicles 1:10
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
Micah 5:6
And 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.

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