Definition of Herod

1. Noun. 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).

Exact synonyms: Herod The Great
Generic synonyms: King, Male Monarch, Rex

Definition of Herod

1. Proper noun. (biblical character) 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. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Herod

Hermitian
Hermogenian
Hermogenians
Hermosillo
Hernan Cortes
Hernan Cortez
Hernando Cortes
Hernando Cortez
Hernaria
Hernaria glabra
Herndon
Herne
Hero
Hero of Alexandria
Herod (current term)
Herod the Great
Herodian
Herodians
Herodotean
Herodotus
Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza
Heron's formula
Herostratic fame
Herpestes
Herpestes ichneumon
Herpestes nyula

Literary usage of Herod

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Holy Bible by Canadian Bible Society (1851)
"15 And was there until the death of Herod : that it might be fulfilled ... for out of thee 16 H Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, ..."

2. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1904)
"Even those who had preferred the charge against Herod did not now dare to repeat it, and he was thus virtually acquitted ; when Sameas arose, and, ..."

3. The History of the Jews: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Henry Hart Milman (1837)
"THE executioner had made frightful ravages in the family of Herod; ... Ten wives of Herod are mentioned in history. The fint, Doris, the mother of Anti- ..."

4. The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Alfred Edersheim (1883)
"CHAPTER I. IN JERUSALEM WHEN Herod REIGNED. IF the dust of ten centuries could have ... Solomon and Herod were each the last Jewish king over the Land of ..."

5. Notes Explanatory and Practical on the Gospels: Designed for Sunday School by Albert Barnes (1852)
"Mariamne becomes irreconcilably opposed to Herod. Herod becomes jea oт. Orders the most faithful servant of Mariamne to be put to the torture. ..."

6. History of Jewish Coinage, and of Money in the Old and New Testament by Frederic William Madden (1864)
"He was married to Salome, the daughter of Herod Philip I. and Herodias.9 He built ... No coins exist of Herod Philip I. It must be remembered that he was ..."

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