"Nimrod" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Hebrew נִמְרוֹד (Nimród). Etymology templates: {{der|en|he|נִמְרוֹד|tr=Nimród}} Hebrew נִמְרוֹד (Nimród) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nimrod
  1. (biblical) A grandson of Ham; a mighty hunter and king of Shinar. Categories (topical): Bible, Biblical characters Translations (biblical king and hunter): نُمْرُود (numrūd) [masculine] (Arabic), ܢܡܪܘܕ (Nemrod) [Classical-Syriac] (Aramaic), নমরূদ (nômrūd) (Bengali), Nemrod (French), Νεβρώθ (Nevróth) [masculine] (Greek), נִמְרוֹד (nimród) [masculine] (Hebrew), Nimród (Hungarian), Nemrûd [masculine] (Northern Kurdish), Нимрод (Nimrod) [masculine] (Russian), Немврод (Nemvrod) [masculine] (Russian), Nemrod (Spanish), نَمْرُود (namrūd) [masculine] (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-Nimrod-en-name-~LxPzlXG Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 59 28 8 3 2 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'biblical king and hunter': 96 2 2
  2. A British biplane fighter aircraft manufactured by Hawker Aircraft in the early 1930s. Categories (topical): Individuals Derived forms: Nimrodian, Nimrodic
    Sense id: en-Nimrod-en-name-O22Q1bSM Disambiguation of Individuals: 21 46 24 6 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 56 10 13 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 16 53 16 13 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 56 14 12 3
  3. A British maritime patrol aircraft manufactured by Hawker Siddeley, in use from 1969 until 2011.
    Sense id: en-Nimrod-en-name-~w4ylPXY

Noun

Forms: Nimrods [plural]
Etymology: From Hebrew נִמְרוֹד (Nimród). Etymology templates: {{der|en|he|נִמְרוֹד|tr=Nimród}} Hebrew נִמְרוֹד (Nimród) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Nimrod (plural Nimrods)
  1. Any great hunter.
    Sense id: en-Nimrod-en-noun-RVoO1T9N
  2. Alternative letter-case form of nimrod (“fool; idiot”) Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: nimrod (extra: fool; idiot)
    Sense id: en-Nimrod-en-noun-NNu~q9qt

Inflected forms

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