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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

Nim·rod

[nim-rod] Pronunciation Key

–noun

1.	the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.

2.	(sometimes lowercase) a person expert in or devoted to hunting.

—Related forms

Nim·rod·i·an, Nim·rod·ic, Nim·rod·i·cal, adjective

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nim·rod (nĭm'rŏd') Pronunciation Key
n.

also Nimrod A hunter.
Informal A person regarded as silly, foolish, or stupid.

[After Nimrod. Sense 2, probably from the phrase "poor little Nimrod," used by the cartoon character Bugs Bunny to mock the hapless hunter Elmer Fudd.]

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Nimrod
In the Bible, a mighty hunter and king of Shinar who was a grandson of Ham and a great-grandson of Noah.

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Nimrod

"great hunter," 1712, in ref. to the biblical son of Cush, referred to (Gen. x.8-9) as "a mighty hunter before the Lord." It came to mean "geek, klutz" by 1983 in teenager slang, for unknown reasons.

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nimrod
noun
(Old Testament) a famous hunter

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Nimrod, MN (city, FIPS 46294) Location: 46.63778 N, 94.88099 W
Population (1990): 65 (43 housing units)
Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Nimrod

firm, a descendant of Cush, the son of Ham. He was the first who claimed to be a "mighty one in the earth." Babel was the beginning of his kingdom, which he gradually enlarged (Gen. 10:8-10). The "land of Nimrod" (Micah 5:6) is a designation of Assyria or of Shinar, which is a part of it.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Nimrod

Nimrod, rebellion (but probably an unknown Assyrian word)

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

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