Herod meaning

hĕrəd
The name of a number of members of the Herodian dynasty who ruled the province of Judea.
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The 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; identified with Herod the Great.
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King of Judea (40–4) who, according to the New Testament, attempted to kill the infant Jesus by ordering the death of all children under the age of two in Bethlehem.
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(person) 73?-4 b.c.; Idumaean king of Judea (37-4)
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Origin of herod

  • From Ancient Greek Ἡρώδης (Hērōdēs).

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Herod Sentence Examples

  • Archelaus, Herod's successor, had far less authority than Herod, and the real power of government at Jerusalem was assumed by the Roman procurators, in the time of one of whom, Pontius Pilate, Jesus Christ was condemned to death and crucified outside Jerusalem.

  • He was the father of Herod the Great, whose family thus was Idumaean in origin.

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