נמרוד

Hebrew

Root
מ־ר־ד (m-r-d)

Etymology

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

נִמְרוֹד • (Nimród) m

(biblical) Nimrod
a male given name, equivalent to English Nimrod

Verb

נִמְרוֹד • (nimród)

First-person plural future (prefix conjugation) of מָרַד (marád), to rebel.

References

^ 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. Eerdmans Publishing Company, p. 627

[1] 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. Eerdmans Publishing Company, p. 627

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