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נִמְרֹד

Transliteration Nimrowd		Pronunciation nim·rōde' (Key)
Part of Speech proper masculine noun		Root Word (Etymology) Probably of foreign origin
TWOT Reference n/a

Nimrod = "rebellion" or "the valiant"

1) 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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Strong's Number H5248 matches the Hebrew נמרד (Nimrowd), which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the Hebrew concordance of the KJV
Page 1 / 1 (Gen 10:8 - Mic 5:6)
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Gen 10:8	And Cush ³⁵⁶⁸ begat ³²⁰⁵ Nimrod ⁵²⁴⁸: he began ²⁴⁹⁰ to be ¹⁹⁶¹ a mighty one ¹³⁶⁸ in the earth ⁷⁷⁶.
Gen 10:9	He was a mighty ¹³⁶⁸ hunter ⁶⁷¹⁸ before ⁶⁴⁴⁰ the LORD ³⁰⁶⁸: wherefore ³⁶⁵¹ it is said ⁵⁵⁹ , Even as Nimrod ⁵²⁴⁸ the mighty ¹³⁶⁸ hunter ⁶⁷¹⁸ before ⁶⁴⁴⁰ the LORD ³⁰⁶⁸.
1Ch 1:10	And Cush ³⁵⁶⁸ begat ³²⁰⁵ Nimrod ⁵²⁴⁸: he began ²⁴⁹⁰ to be mighty ¹³⁶⁸ upon the earth ⁷⁷⁶.
Mic 5:6	And they shall waste ⁷⁴⁶² the land ⁷⁷⁶ of Assyria ⁸⁰⁴ with the sword ²⁷¹⁹, and the land ⁷⁷⁶ of Nimrod ⁵²⁴⁸ in the entrances ⁶⁶⁰⁷ thereof: thus shall he deliver ⁵³³⁷ [us] from the Assyrian ⁸⁰⁴, when he cometh ⁹³⁵ into our land ⁷⁷⁶, and when he treadeth ¹⁸⁶⁹ within our borders ¹³⁶⁶.

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