Original Word: נִמְרוֹד
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Nimrowd
Pronunciation: nim-ROHD
Phonetic Spelling: (nim-rode')
Definition: Nimrod
Meaning: Nimrod

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root מָרַד (marad), meaning "to rebel."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Genesis 10:8-10 (BSB): "Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, 'Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.' His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar."

- 1 Chronicles 1:10 (BSB): "Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth."

10. Corresponding Strong's Greek Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Nimrod in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as he is primarily an Old Testament figure.

Usage: Nimrod is a biblical figure described as a mighty hunter and a king.

Cultural and Historical Background: His name is often associated with rebellion, possibly due to his role in establishing powerful kingdoms and his association with the Tower of Babel narrative.

Word Origin
probably of foreign origin
Definition
a son of Cush and founder of the Bab. kingdom
NASB Translation
Nimrod (4).

נִמְרֹד, נִמְרוֺד proper name, masculine Nimrod (etymology and meaning wholly unknown; Thes (dubious) below מָרַד rebel (of which Hebr. may have thought [compare Lag^{BN 105}]); in fact probably Babylonian name;

1 = a god e.g. Marduk, We^{compare Hexateuch (2), 308 f.; Nimrod, Encycl. Brit. (9). xvii. 511}, RS^{Semitic i. 91 n}.; 2d ed. 92; Hom^{PSBA xv (1893), 291-300} proposes Narûdu = *Namra-uddu, a star-god.

2 < name of Babylonian king or prince: Nu-marad = 'Man of Marad' compare Dl^{Pa 220} De^{Genesis 10:8} [1887]; more plausibly = Nazi-maraddash (marattash, murudas), Hpt^{AR July, 1884, 93 f.} Dl^{K (1884)} Say^{Ath. Feb. 16, 1895, Acad. Mar. 2, 1895} (compare Che^{ib. Mar. 9}), — i.e. a Kashite king, B.C. 1378, but dubious, compare Hpt^{BAS i (1889), 183}, Jerem^{Izdubar-Nimrod, 1891, 1 ff.}); — son of כּוּשׁ (q. v.), hero and hunter Genesis 10:8,9 (J; king in Babylonia, builder of Nineveh, etc. Genesis 10:10f.), נִמְרוֺד 1 Chronicles 1:10; אֶרֶץ נִמְרֹד Micah 5:5 ("" אֶרֶץ אַשּׁוּר); ᵐ5 Νεβρωδ.

Nimrod

Or Nimrod {nim-rode'}; probably of foreign origin; Nimrod, a son of Cush -- Nimrod.

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