NIMROD

Signifies "the subduer of the leopard" from nimr, and rada or rad, "to subdue". (the normal definition of Nimrod has to do with rebellion or revolt)

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Rebellion, impiety, a son of Cush and grandson of Ham, proverbial from the earliest times as a mighty hunter, Ge 10:8-10 1Ch 1:10. He seems to have feared neither God nor man; to gather around him a host of adventurers, and extended his conquests into the land of Shinar, where he founded or fortified Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh. According to one interpretation of Ge 10:11, he also founded Nineveh and the Assyrian empire; though this is usually understood to have been done by Asshur, when expelled by Nimrod from the land of Shinar, Mic 5:6. Nimrod is supposed to have begun the tower of Babel; and his name is still preserved by a vast ruinous mound, on the site of ancient Babylon. See BABEL.

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Nimrod. 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.

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Nimrod. rebellion (but probably an unknown Assyrian word)

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NIMROD. → Son of Cush → A mighty hunter before the Lord, Ge 10:8,9; 1Ch 1:10 → Founder of Babylon → See BABYLON

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son of Cush Ge 10:8; 1Ch 1:10; Mic 5:6