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

  1. Nimrod (Biblical character)
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Nimrod

Verb

⁧נִמְרוֹד⁩ • (nimród)

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

References
  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. Eerdman's Publishing Company, p. 627
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