Nimrôwd — H5248

Definition

masculine proper noun

Nimrod, a son of Cush

1. Nimrod = "rebellion" or "the valiant"
2. 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

Usually translated as

Nimrod

Origin

or Nimrôd; probably of foreign origin

Occurrences

Nimrôwd occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), 1 Chronicles (1), Micah (1)

• Genesis 10:8 — And Cush begat Nimrod (נִמְרֹ֑ד): 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 (כְּנִמְרֹ֛ד) the mighty hunter before the LORD.
• 1 Chronicles 1:10 — And Cush begat Nimrod (נִמְר֑וֹד): 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 (נִמְרֹ֖ד) 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.