H5249: נִמְרִים
Nimrîym · pronounced nim-reem' · “Nimrim”
Definition
Nimrim, a place East of the Jordan
KJV translates it as: Nimrim. Compare H1039 (בֵּית נִמְרָה).
Word origin: plural of a masculine corresponding to H5247 (נִמְרָה); clear waters;
Extended definition
§ Nimrim = "limpid" or "pure"
a stream or brook in the territory of Moab
a stream or brook in the territory of Moab
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5249 is translated
- nimrim ×2
Bible verses with H5249 (Nimrîym)
Nimrîym appears in 2 verses.
- Isaiah 15:6
For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.
- Jeremiah 48:34
From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.