נמרוד
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Hebrew[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| מ־ר־ד (m-r-d) |
Etymology[edit]
Sometimes connected to מרד (“to rebel”), but van der Toorn et. al instead prefer a derivation from the name of a "major Mesopotamian deity," that being Ninurta, from Sumerian 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒅁.[1]
Proper noun[edit]
נִמְרוֹד • (Nimród) m
- Nimrod (Biblical character)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Nimrod
Verb[edit]
נִמְרוֹד • (nimród)
- First-person plural future (prefix conjugation) of מָרַד (marád), to rebel.
References[edit]
- ^ van der Toorn, Karel; Becking, Bob; van der Horst, Pieter Willem (1999), Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible (second ed.), Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdman's Publishing Company, p. 627