Bible Encyclopedia: Nimrim

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

NIMRIM

nim'-rim (me nimrim; Codex Vaticanus Nebrein; Codex Alexandrinus Ebrim (Jeremiah 48:34); to hudor tes Nimreim (Isaiah 15:6)): The meaning appears to be "pure" or "wholesome water." The name occurs only in Isaiah 15:6 and Jeremiah 48:34 in oracles against Moab. In each case it is mentioned in association with Zoar and Horonaim. It is therefore probably to be sought to the Southeast of the Dead Sea. Eusebius, Onomasticon, places a town, Bennamareim, to the Nimrim of Zoar, and identifies it with the Old Testament "Nimrim," as it seems, correctly. The name is still found in Wady Numeireh, opening on the sea at Burj Numeirah, Nimrim of Ghor es-Safiyeh. The waters of Nimrim may be sought either in Moiyet Numeirah or in the spring higher up, where lie the ruins of a town in a well-watered and fruitful district (Buhl, GAP, 272).

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Strong's Hebrew

5249. Nimrim -- a place in Moab
... 5248, 5249. Nimrim. 5250 . a place in Moab. Transliteration: Nimrim Phonetic
Spelling: (nim-reem') Short Definition: Nimrim. Word ...
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Smith's Bible Dictionary

Nimrim

(limpid, pure), The waters of, a stream or brook within the country of Moab, which is mentioned in the denunciations of that nation by Isaiah. (Isaiah 15:6) and Jeremiah. (Jeremiah 48:34) We should perhaps look for the site of Nimrim in Moab proper, i.e. on the southeastern shoulder of the Dead Sea.

ATS Bible Dictionary

Nimrim

See BETH-NIMRAH.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Nimrim, Waters of

The stream of the leopards, a stream in Moab (Isaiah 15:6; Jeremiah 48:34); probably the modern Wady en-Nemeirah, a rich, verdant spot at the south-eastern end of the Dead Sea.

Thesaurus

Nimrim (2 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Nimrim, Waters of. The stream of the leopards ... Int. Standard
Bible Encyclopedia. NIMRIM. nim'-rim (me nimrim; Codex ...
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Leopard (6 Occurrences)
... 1:8); compare Arabic nimr, "leopard." (2) Chaldaic nemar (Daniel 7:6). (3) pardalis
(Revelation 13:2; Ecclesiasticus 28:23); compare nimrimNimrim (Isaiah 15:6 ...
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Beth-nimrah (2 Occurrences)
... In Isaiah 15:6 the name appears as Nimrim, identified as Tell Nimrim, between Jericho
and the mountains on the east, where there is a fountain of large size. ...
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Bethnimrah (2 Occurrences)
... In Isaiah 15:6 the name appears as Nimrim, identified as Tell Nimrim, between Jericho
and the mountains on the east, where there is a fountain of large size. ...
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Nimrah (3 Occurrences)
... refer to the same place; but there is no reason to think, as some have done, from
the similarity of the names, that it is identical with NIMRIM (which see). ...
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Desolations (18 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 15:6 For, the waters of Nimrim are desolations, For, withered hath been the
hay, Finished hath been the tender grass, A green thing there hath not been. ...
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Nimrod (4 Occurrences)

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Dried (66 Occurrences)
... (KJV WBS YLT). Isaiah 15:6 The waters of Nimrim will become dry: for the grass is
burned up, the young grass is coming to an end, every green thing is dead. ...
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Vegetation (18 Occurrences)
... (See NAS RSV). Isaiah 15:6 The waters of Nimrim will become dry: for the grass is
burned up, the young grass is coming to an end, every green thing is dead. ...
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Verdure (2 Occurrences)
... (DBY). Isaiah 15:6 The waters of Nimrim will become dry: for the grass is burned
up, the young grass is coming to an end, every green thing is dead. (See RSV). ...
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Bible Concordance

Nimrim (2 Occurrences)

Isaiah 15:6 For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate; for the grass has withered away, the tender grass fails, there is no green thing.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 48:34 From the cry of Heshbon even to Elealeh, even to Jahaz have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim, to Eglath Shelishiyah: for the waters of Nimrim also shall become desolate.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Nimrim

Nimrim: Waters on the Borders of the Tribe of Gad and the Country of: Moab

Related Terms

Leopard (6 Occurrences)

Beth-nimrah (2 Occurrences)

Bethnimrah (2 Occurrences)

Nimrah (3 Occurrences)

Desolations (18 Occurrences)

Nimrod (4 Occurrences)

Dried (66 Occurrences)

Vegetation (18 Occurrences)