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Nimrim <a href="../hebrew/5250.htm" title="5250">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Nimrim: Nimrim</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">נִמְרִים</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Nimriym<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>nim-REEM<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(nim-reem')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Nimrim<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Nimrim<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root נמר (nimar), meaning "leopard" or "spotted."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There are no direct Greek equivalents for Nimrim, as it is a specific geographical location mentioned in the Old Testament.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Nimrim refers to a location known for its waters, mentioned in the context of judgment and desolation. It is often associated with a stream or a body of water, indicating a place that was once fertile and abundant but later faced devastation.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Nimrim is believed to be located in the region of Moab, east of the Jordan River. The area was known for its lush vegetation and water sources, which were vital for agriculture and sustaining life in the arid climate. The mention of Nimrim in the Bible often symbolizes the judgment and desolation that comes upon a land due to divine retribution or enemy invasion.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/5246.htm">namer</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a place in Moab<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Nimrim (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">נִמְרִים</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>in Moab</b></font> (compare Sabean <font class="hebrew2">נמרן</font> attributive of <i>Bar‡m</i>, DHM<sup>ZMG xxix (1875), 592</sup>, see also CIS<sup>iv. No. 103, p. 169</sup>; <img src="/bdbgif/bdb064912.gif"> <em>wholesome water</em> Lane<sup>2853</sup>, also We<sup>l.c</sup>.); — only <font class="hebrew2">מֵי נִמְרִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/15-6.htm">Isaiah 15:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Jeremiah 48:34</a>; probably = <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Βηνναμαρειμ</font> Lag<sup>Onom. 284, 33, in</sup> <em>Wady Numêre</em> at southeast end of Dead Sea, Buhl<sup>Geogr. 272</sup>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Nimrim <p>Plural of a masculine corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/5247.htm">Nimrah</a>; clear waters; Nimrim, a place East of the Jordan -- Nimrim. Compare <a href="/hebrew/1039.htm">Beyth Nimrah</a>. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5247.htm">Nimrah</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1039.htm">Beyth Nimrah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>נִמְרִ֔ים נִמְרִ֖ים נמרים nim·rîm nimRim nimrîm<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/isaiah/15-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 15:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּֽי־ מֵ֥י <b> נִמְרִ֖ים </b> מְשַׁמּ֣וֹת יִֽהְי֑וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> For the waters <span class="itali">of Nimrim</span> are desolate.<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> For the waters <span class="itali">of Nimrim</span> shall be desolate:<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/15-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Surely the waters <span class="itali">of Nimrim</span> are desolate become<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/48-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 48:34</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/48.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">גַּם־ מֵ֣י <b> נִמְרִ֔ים </b> לִמְשַׁמּ֖וֹת יִהְיֽוּ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/48.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the waters <span class="itali">of Nimrim</span> will become<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/48.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for the waters <span class="itali">also of Nimrim</span> shall be desolate.<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/48-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> even the waters <span class="itali">of Nimrim</span> desolate will become<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5249.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5249.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5249<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/nimrim_5249.htm">nim·rîm — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/5248.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5248"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5248" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/5250.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5250"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5250" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>