H5248: נִמְרוֹד
Nimrôwd · pronounced nim-rode' · “Nimrod”
Definition
Nimrod, a son of Cush
KJV translates it as: Nimrod.
Word origin: or נִמְרֹד; probably of foreign origin;
Extended 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
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5248 is translated
- nimrod ×4
Bible verses with H5248 (Nimrôwd)
Nimrôwd appears in 4 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.