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נִמְרוֹד

nimrod · Nimrod

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5248 · appears 4 times in the Bible

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What it means

nimrod (נִמְרוֹד) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Nimrod”.

A son of Cush, remembered as the first great warrior and hunter.

How to say it

nim·rod

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

  • Genesis 10:8

    And Cush fathered Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth.

  • Genesis 10:9

    He was a mighty hunter before YHWH; that is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before YHWH.”

  • 1 Chronicles 1:10

    And Cush fathered Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth.

  • Micah 5:6

    And they will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod at its entrances; and he will deliver from Assyria when he comes into our land and when he treads within our border.