What does Herod mean?
Definitions for Herod
ˈhɛr ədher·od
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Herod.
Princeton's WordNet
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)
Wiktionary
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.
Etymology: From Ἡρώδης.
ChatGPT
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.
Wikidata
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.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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.
Editors Contribution
Herodnoun
Herod means hero!!
Hebrew
Submitted by pjlitchfield5129 on November 17, 2021
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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.
Matched Categories
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
- [["1702","2"],["1733","1"],["1756","1"],["1774","1"],["1776","1"],["1790","1"],["1800","1"],["1801","5"],["1802","2"],["1803","1"],["1804","3"],["1807","4"],["1808","1"],["1810","8"],["1811","2"],["1812","8"],["1813","2"],["1814","1"],["1815","6"],["1817","3"],["1820","5"],["1821","3"],["1822","9"],["1823","1"],["1824","11"],["1825","10"],["1827","4"],["1828","6"],["1829","2"],["1830","3"],["1831","8"],["1832","4"],["1833","5"],["1834","9"],["1835","7"],["1836","2"],["1837","5"],["1838","3"],["1839","11"],["1840","6"],["1841","2"],["1843","8"],["1844","10"],["1845","4"],["1846","5"],["1847","5"],["1848","1"],["1849","4"],["1850","6"],["1851","5"],["1852","2"],["1853","5"],["1854","4"],["1855","10"],["1856","9"],["1857","5"],["1858","2"],["1859","4"],["1860","4"],["1861","3"],["1862","4"],["1863","2"],["1864","2"],["1865","7"],["1866","4"],["1867","3"],["1868","6"],["1869","18"],["1870","8"],["1871","1"],["1872","8"],["1873","1"],["1874","20"],["1875","4"],["1876","7"],["1877","10"],["1878","4"],["1879","5"],["1880","14"],["1881","9"],["1882","1"],["1883","6"],["1884","6"],["1885","10"],["1886","3"],["1887","2"],["1888","1"],["1889","7"],["1890","14"],["1891","5"],["1892","4"],["1893","24"],["1894","3"],["1895","7"],["1896","5"],["1897","9"],["1898","6"],["1899","1"],["1900","10"],["1901","7"],["1902","14"],["1903","4"],["1904","2"],["1905","12"],["1906","3"],["1907","18"],["1908","38"],["1909","9"],["1910","4"],["1911","4"],["1912","17"],["1913","5"],["1914","6"],["1915","5"],["1916","8"],["1917","1"],["1918","16"],["1919","2"],["1921","1"],["1922","2"],["1923","4"],["1924","5"],["1925","9"],["1926","1"],["1927","1"],["1928","11"],["1929","6"],["1930","1"],["1932","7"],["1933","5"],["1934","9"],["1935","9"],["1936","16"],["1937","4"],["1938","1"],["1939","7"],["1940","1"],["1941","3"],["1942","3"],["1943","3"],["1944","4"],["1945","3"],["1946","2"],["1947","7"],["1948","4"],["1949","3"],["1950","9"],["1951","19"],["1952","7"],["1953","15"],["1954","29"],["1955","4"],["1956","12"],["1957","21"],["1958","12"],["1959","5"],["1960","9"],["1961","28"],["1962","10"],["1963","27"],["1964","70"],["1965","38"],["1966","22"],["1967","37"],["1968","30"],["1969","17"],["1970","41"],["1971","32"],["1972","20"],["1973","22"],["1974","31"],["1975","8"],["1976","24"],["1977","11"],["1978","22"],["1979","4"],["1980","4"],["1981","32"],["1982","13"],["1983","75"],["1984","16"],["1985","33"],["1986","8"],["1987","13"],["1988","87"],["1989","12"],["1990","12"],["1991","14"],["1992","12"],["1993","21"],["1994","12"],["1995","35"],["1996","21"],["1997","12"],["1998","59"],["1999","50"],["2000","86"],["2001","15"],["2002","29"],["2003","223"],["2004","37"],["2005","92"],["2006","74"],["2007","158"],["2008","647"]]
Anagrams for Herod »
horde
Rhode
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Herod in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Herod in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of Herod in a Sentence
( 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.
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.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
References
Translations for Herod
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- هيرودسArabic
Get even more translations for Herod »
Translation
Find a translation for the Herod definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Herod." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 30 Oct. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/Herod>.
Discuss these Herod definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In