Strong's H5248 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: נִמְרוֹד (Nimrôwd)

Pronunciation: nim-rode'

Morphology: n-pr-m

Derivation: or נִמְרֹד (Nimrôd); probably of foreign origin;

Definition: Nimrod, a son of Cush

KJV Renderings: Nimrod.

Senses

1. Nimrod = "rebellion" or "the valiant"
2. 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

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.