H5248

נמרד

נמרד

namarad

Proper masculine noun · Probably of foreign origin

Or נמרד Nimrôd; probably of foreign origin; Nimrod, a son of Cush:—Nimrod.

Outline

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

Usages

Genesis 10:8

And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

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Genesis 10:9

He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.

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1 Chronicles 1:10

And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.

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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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