01-12-2010, 09:25 PM
Hello again,
This is a bit off topic, but confusion like this happens a lot! For instance, my name "Nimrod" is referenced as "a mighty hunter" in Genesis 10:9.
Now because of the actions of the Biblical person, many have said that the name derives from the Hebrew words for "rebel" or "let us revolt". Yet in context, the idea of a hunter suggests that the word comes from the ancient Babylonian words "nimr" = "leopard" and "rod" = "subdue."
In fact, neither definition is incorrect, and maybe it is just a clever play on words! <!-- s:bigups: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/bigups.gif" alt=":bigups:" title="Big Ups" /><!-- s:bigups: -->
Push b'shayna (Stay in tranquility),
-Nimrod Warda-
This is a bit off topic, but confusion like this happens a lot! For instance, my name "Nimrod" is referenced as "a mighty hunter" in Genesis 10:9.
Now because of the actions of the Biblical person, many have said that the name derives from the Hebrew words for "rebel" or "let us revolt". Yet in context, the idea of a hunter suggests that the word comes from the ancient Babylonian words "nimr" = "leopard" and "rod" = "subdue."
In fact, neither definition is incorrect, and maybe it is just a clever play on words! <!-- s:bigups: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/bigups.gif" alt=":bigups:" title="Big Ups" /><!-- s:bigups: -->
Push b'shayna (Stay in tranquility),
-Nimrod Warda-