Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Nimrod"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Nimrod
n : (Old Testament) a famous hunter [syn: {Nimrod}]
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