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Nimrod

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Nimrod a skilful hunter, from the name of the great-grandson of Noah, traditional founder of the Babylonian dynasty, described in Genesis as ‘a mighty hunter before the Lord’. The Hebrew name Nimrōd, literally ‘let us rebel’ or ‘we will rebel’, is probably a distortion of the name of the Mesopotamian war-god Ninurta, a mighty hunter and warrior.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Nimrod." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Nimrod

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | | Copyright

Nimrod. 9th (adagio) of Elgar's Enigma Variations. So called because it is a portrait of Elgar's friend A. J. Jaeger (Jäger is Ger. for hunter: Nimrod was ‘mighty hunter’ in Old Testament). Enshrines a day when the two men discussed Beethoven slow movts. and is often used as a commemorative separate item.

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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Nimrod." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Nimrod." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-Nimrod.html

MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Nimrod." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-Nimrod.html

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Nimrod

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

Nimrod †tyrant XVII; great hunter XVIII. — Heb. Nimrōdh valiant, strong; name of ‘a mighty one in the earth’ and a ‘mighty hunter before the Lord’ (Gen. 10: 8, 9).

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T. F. HOAD. "Nimrod." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

T. F. HOAD. "Nimrod." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Nimrod.html

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Nimrod

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

Nimrod The first great king to be mentioned in the OT (Gen. 10: 8); he ruled an area consisting of the later Assyria and Babylonia. Legend had it that he was a mighty huntsman (Gen. 10: 9).

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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Nimrod." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

W. R. F. BROWNING. "Nimrod." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Nimrod.html

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Nimrod

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Nimrod in the Bible, descendant of Cush who is recorded as a mighty hunter.

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Nimrod

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Nimrod •bod, clod, cod, god, hod, mod, nod, od, odd, plod, pod, prod, quad, quod, rod, scrod, shod, sod, squad, tod, Todd, trod, wad •demigod • amphipod • unipod •tripod • isopod • myriapod • decapod •cephalopod • monopod • macropod •gastropod • arthropod • sauropod •ramrod • Nimrod • hotrod • pushrod •goldenrod • Novgorod • slipshod •roughshod • eisteddfod • tightwad

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