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'Nimrod' was neither Jaeger's pseudonym (in the sense of a pen name) or a sort of nickname. In Elgar's 9th Enigma Var., it is rather a wordplay - Nimrod being a hunter (Gen. 10:9), and 'Jäger' being the German word for 'hunter'. |
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'''[[Nimrod]]''', king of Shinar, was, according to the Book of Genesis and Books of Chronicles, the son of Cush and great-grandson of Noah. |
'''[[Nimrod]]''', king of Shinar, was, according to the Book of Genesis (and Books of Chronicles, the son of Cush and great-grandson of Noah. |
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'''Nimrod''' may also refer to: |
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*Pseudonym of [[Charles James Apperley]] (1777–1843), English sportsman and author |
*Pseudonym of [[Charles James Apperley]] (1777–1843), English sportsman and author |
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*Pseudonym of [[August Jaeger]] (1860–1909), Anglo-German music publisher |
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*[[Nimrod Ping]] (1947–2006), politician in Brighton, England |
*[[Nimrod Ping]] (1947–2006), politician in Brighton, England |
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*[[Nimród Antal]] (born 1973), Hungarian-American film director |
*[[Nimród Antal]] (born 1973), Hungarian-American film director |
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== Music == |
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*The 9th variation in the 1899 composition ''[[Enigma Variations]]'' by Edward Elgar, dedicated to [[August Jaeger]] |
*The 9th variation in the 1899 composition ''[[Enigma Variations]]'' by Edward Elgar, dedicated to [[August Jaeger]], the name ''Jäger'' being German for 'hunter' ("...Nimrod a mighty hunter..." Gen. 10:9). |
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*[[Nimrod (album)|''Nimrod'' (album)]], a 1997 album by Green Day |
*[[Nimrod (album)|''Nimrod'' (album)]], a 1997 album by Green Day |
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Revision as of 19:04, 20 July 2014
Nimrod, king of Shinar, was, according to the Book of Genesis (and Books of Chronicles, the son of Cush and great-grandson of Noah.
Nimrod may also refer to:
People
- Pseudonym of Charles James Apperley (1777–1843), English sportsman and author
- Nimrod Ping (1947–2006), politician in Brighton, England
- Nimród Antal (born 1973), Hungarian-American film director
- Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or (born 1989), Israeli swimmer
Fictional characters
- Nimrod Gaunt, a character from Philip Kerr's Children of the Lamp
- Nimrod (Doctor Who), a villain in Doctor Who audio plays
- Nimrod (vampire), a vampire from the black-and-white Marvel Comics Dracula Lives! series
Places
- Nimrod, Golan Heights, an Israeli settlement and village on the Golan Heights
- Nimrod, Minnesota
- Nimrod, Oregon
- Nimrod, Texas
- Nimrod Fortress, on the Golan Heights
- Mount Nimrod, in Ross Dependency, Antarctica
- Nimrod Province in Afghanistan
- Nimrod, Valley of, referenced in the Book of Mormon
- Nimrud, an ancient city in Mesopotamia
Vehicles
Military
- HMS Nimrod, six ships of the Royal Navy
- Hawker Nimrod, a 1930s British fighter aircraft
- Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, a Royal Air Force maritime patrol aircraft now retired
- British Aerospace Nimrod AEW3, an aircraft of which eleven examples were built in the late 1970s/early 1980s
- BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4, an aircraft of which five examples were built in the early 21st century
- Nimrod (AFV), a Hungarian anti-aircraft tank from World War II
- Nimrod (missile), an Israeli anti-tank guided missile
- Nimrod (ship), the ship used by Ernest Shackleton during his 1908 Antarctic expedition
Other
- Nimrod Racing Automobiles, a British racing constructor and team formed through a partnership with Aston Martin
- Nimrod NRA/C2, a racing car built by Nimrod Racing Automobiles
- Nimrod (camper), a brand of pull-behind popup campers manufactured by Ward Manufacturing
Computing
- Nimrod (computing), early computer to play Nim
- Nimrod (distributed computing), tools for distributed parametric modeling
- Nimrod (programming language), a statically typed, imperative programming language
Music
- The 9th variation in the 1899 composition Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar, dedicated to August Jaeger, the name Jäger being German for 'hunter' ("...Nimrod a mighty hunter..." Gen. 10:9).
- Nimrod (album), a 1997 album by Green Day
Entertainment
- Nimrod (comics), a fictional robot mutant hunter originating from Marvel Comics Uncanny X-Men
- Nimrod, a literary journal published by the University of Tulsa
- A railroad car in the television series The Wild Wild West
- The Nimrods, a mascot for Watersmeet Township, Michigan's schools featured in ESPN advertisements
- Nimrod or Nim, a reptile in the television series Surface
- Nimrod the Scarlet Sentinel, A monster from Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Other
- Nimrod (synchrotron), 8 GeV proton synchrotron which operated at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory until 1978
- Nimrod (slang), referring to a silly or foolish person
References
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