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Nimrah <a href="../hebrew/5248.htm" title="5248">►</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">Nimrah: Nimrah</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">נִמְרָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Nimrah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>nim-RAW<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(nim-raw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Nimrah<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Nimrah<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root נמר (namar), meaning "leopard" or "spotted."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There are no direct Greek equivalents for Nimrah in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew place name without a direct counterpart in the Greek New Testament.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Nimrah is a place name in the Hebrew Bible, referring to a location east of the Jordan River. The name is often associated with water or a stream, possibly indicating a fertile or lush area.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Nimrah is mentioned in the context of the Transjordan region, an area settled by the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh after the Israelites' exodus from Egypt. This region was known for its pastoral lands, suitable for livestock, which was a primary occupation of these tribes. The name Nimrah, meaning "leopard" or "spotted," might suggest a landscape marked by varied terrain or vegetation.<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>"place of leopard," a place E. of the Jordan<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Nimrah (1).<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">נִמְרָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>place east of Jordan</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/32-3.htm">Numbers 32:3</a> (+ <font class="hebrew2">עֲטָרוֺת</font>, <font class="hebrew2">דִּיבֹן</font>, <font class="hebrew2">חֶשְׁבּוֺן</font>, etc.), <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ναμβρα</font>, A <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Αμβραμ</font>, <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font><sup>L</sup> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Μαμβραν</font>. Perhaps = <em>Tel Nimrîn</em>, approximately 6 miles east of Jordan, nearly opposite Jericho, compare Buhl<sup>Geogr. 264.</sup> — compare <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">בֵּית נ</font> (q. v.), also in Late Hebrew (compare <font class="hebrew2">נמרה</font> proper name, masculine Sinaitic Inscriptions SACook<sup>81</sup> Lzb<sup>323</sup>; meaning dubious; Nö<sup>ZMG xxix (1875), 437</sup> thinks from <em>spotted</em> or <em>striped</em> appearance of ground; <em>place of leopard</em> also Gray<sup>Prop. Names 92</sup> (on tribal names from leopard see RS<sup>K 201</sup> also Sabean proper name <font class="hebrew2">אנמרם</font> Levy-Os<sup>l.c., etc.</sup>); We<sup>Heid:2, 82</sup> thinks of <em>clear water</em> [compare following]). <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>Nimrah <p>From the same as <a href="/hebrew/5246.htm">namer</a>; clear water; Nimrah, a place East of the Jordan -- Nimrah. See also <a href="/hebrew/1039.htm">Beyth Nimrah</a>, <a href="/hebrew/5249.htm">Nimriym</a>. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5246.htm">namer</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1039.htm">Beyth Nimrah</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5249.htm">Nimriym</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְנִמְרָ֔ה ונמרה venimRah wə·nim·rāh wənimrāh<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/numbers/32-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 32:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְדִיבֹן֙ וְיַעְזֵ֣ר <b> וְנִמְרָ֔ה </b> וְחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹן וְאֶלְעָלֵ֑ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Jazer, <span class="itali">Nimrah,</span> Heshbon,<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Jazer, <span class="itali">and Nimrah,</span> and Heshbon,<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/32-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Dibon Jazer <span class="itali">Nimrah</span> Heshbon Elealeh<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5247.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5247.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5247<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/venimrah_5247.htm">wə·nim·rāh — 1 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/5246.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5246"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5246" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/5248.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5248"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5248" /></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>