Definitions for Herod
ˈhɛr ədher·od

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Herod, Herod the Greatnoun

   king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Herodnoun

   Biblical king who is said to have ordered the execution of all baby boys under the age of two in the land of Bethlehem and the surrounding region, as he saw Jesus as a a threat to his rule.

2. Etymology: From Ἡρώδης.

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1. herod

   Herod refers to the name of many rulers mentioned in the New Testament of the Bible, all belonging to the Herodian dynasty of the Roman province of Judea. The most well-known of them is Herod the Great, who is mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew as the ruler who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents at the time of the birth of Jesus. Other notable figures include his sons Herod Antipas and Herod Archelaus, and his grandson Herod Agrippa. The term "Herod" is therefore often used to refer not only to these specific rulers, but also to the oppressive Roman rule they represented.

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1. Herod

   Herod was a Thoroughbred racehorse. He was one of the three foundation sires of the modern Thoroughbred racehorse, along with Matchem and Eclipse. Herod was the foundation sire responsible for keeping the Byerley Turk sire-line alive.

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1. Herod

   the name of a family of Idumæan origin but Jewish creed, who rose into power in Judea shortly prior to the dissolution of the Jewish nationality; the chief members of which were Herod The Great, king of the Jews by favour of the Romans, who made away with all his rivals, caused his own children to be strangled on suspicion of their conspiring against him, and died a painful death; who massacred the Innocents about Bethlehem, and whose death took place 4 B.C., the true date of the Nativity of Christ: and Herod Antipas, his son, tetrarch of Galilee, who beheaded John the Baptist, and to whom Christ was remitted by Pilate for examination, and who died in exile at Lyons.

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1. Herodnoun

   Herod means hero!!

   Hebrew

   
   

   Submitted by pjlitchfield5129 on November 17, 2021  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HEROD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Herod is ranked #12817 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Herod surname appeared 2,406 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Herod.
   
   68.7% or 1,653 total occurrences were White.
   24.6% or 594 total occurrences were Black.
   2.9% or 71 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.3% or 57 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 21 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.

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1. • King

Anagrams for Herod »

1. horde

2. Rhode

How to pronounce Herod?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Herod in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Herod in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Herod in a Sentence

1. Alan Rickman:

   ( Reuters) John said there would be leopards today, Teigen tweeted on Monday. But it's lepers. I uh, am not good with the Bible. Teigen posted the photos before visiting John Legend, singer John Legend, on the set of NBC's upcoming live version of the hit musical. Heading to Jesus Christ Superstar rehearsals ! Jesus flies today. I got ta see this, tweeted Teigen. The special also features rocker Alice Cooper as King Herod, Ben Daniels as Pontius Pilate and Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene. Cooperrecently spoke about his inspirationfor playing Herod, which he first played in a 1996 London production of the play. He revealed that his inspiration for the role comes from Alan Rickman's portrayal of Professor Snape in Harry Potter. When I first heard about it, I thought Alan Rickman — that condescending sort of arrogant character — and I kind of fashioned what I would do after what I thought Alan Rickman would do if Alan Rickman were alive.

2. Martin Luther:

   Christ is the Master the Scriptures are only the servant. The true way to test all the Books is to see whether they work the will of Christ or not. No Book which does not preach Christ can be apostolic, though Peter or Paul were its author. And no Book which does preach Christ can fail to be apostolic though Judas, Ananias, Pilate or Herod were its author.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Herod
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Herod
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Herod
5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Herod
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html