Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5249 |
|---|---|
| Word: | נִמרִים |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | plural of a masculine corresponding to H5247 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | Nimriym |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | nim-reem' |
| Meaning: | 1. clear waters 2. Nimrim, a place East of the Jordan |
| KJV Renderings: | Nimrim. |
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נִמְרִים proper name [of a location] in Moab (compare Sabean נמרן attributive of Bar‡m , DHMZMG xxix (1875), 592, see also CISiv. No. 103, p. 169; [untranscribed source text 3337] wholesome water Lane2853, also Wel.c .); — only מֵי נִמְרִים Isa 15:6; Jer 48:34 probably = Βηνναμαρειμ LagOnom. 284, 33, in Wady Numêre at southeast end of Dead Sea, BuhlGeogr. 272.
