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Strong's H5247 נִמְרָה (nimrah)

Nimrah - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5247 — hyperoche (“authority”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5247
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 1
Books 1

Strong's H5247 Quick Answer

Strong's H5247 נִמרָה (Nimrah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Nimrah (nim-raw') n/l. 1. clear water 2. Nimrah, a place East of the Jordan It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include nimrah. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Nimrah (nim-raw') n/l. 1. clear water 2. Nimrah, a place East of the Jordan
Usage
1 linked usage
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
nimrah

Meaning and Definition

Nimrah (nim-raw') n/l. 1. clear water 2. Nimrah, a place East of the Jordan [from the same as H5246] KJV: Nimrah. See also H1039, H5249. Root(s): H5246 See also: H1039, H5249

Original Word
נִמרָה
Transliteration
Nimrah
Derivation
First root strongs: 5246
Morphology
Name/l.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5247. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Nimrah

Usage: Nimrah = "limpid" or "pure" a place on the east of the Jordan, 10 miles (16 km) north of the Dead Sea and 3 miles (5 km) east of the Jordan Another name of bet nim.rah (בֵּית נִמְרָה "Beth-nimrah" H1039)

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How Strong's H5247 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Nimrah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Nimrah Numbers 32:3

How Strong's H5247 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5247 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5247 in the Old Testament

1 indexed usage in Old Testament.

Numbers 32:3 KJV

Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,

Usage Excerpts

First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H5247.

Numbers 32:3 Old Testament, KJV
Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5247, grouped by book.

Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5247 FAQ

What does nimrah (נִמְרָה) mean?

Nimrah (Strong's H5247) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Nimrah". Nimrah (nim-raw') n/l. 1. clear water 2. Nimrah, a place East of the Jordan

How many times is nimrah (נִמְרָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H5247 across 1 book.

Where can I study nimrah (נִמְרָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5247 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate nimrah (נִמְרָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as nimrah. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.