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
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H5248 — נִמְרֹד
nim.rod · Nimrod · Hebrew/Aramaic
4 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 10:8 · נִמְרֹ֑דAnd Cush hath begotten Nimrod;Genesis 10:9 · כְּנִמְרֹ֛דhe hath begun to be a hero in the land; he hath been a hero in hunting before Jehovah; therefore it is said, ‘As Nimrod the hero in hunting before Jehovah.’1 Chronicles 1:10 · נִמְר֑וֹדAnd Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the land.Micah 5:6 · נִמְרֹ֖דAnd they have afflicted the land of Asshur with the sword, And the land of Nimrod at its openings, And he hath delivered from Asshur when he doth come into our land, And when he treadeth in our borders.