More About a Nimrod Than You Ever Thought You'd Know-- Part 2

And, I know I would take offense if someone called my a nimrod.

From Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

Nimrod is described in Genesis as "the first on earth to be a mighty man" and "a mighty hunter before the Lord."  It's easy to see how people made the leap from one mighty hunter in the Bible to calling any hunter a nimrod.  Though, I don't think calling a guy standing there with his hunting rifle a nimrod is in your best interest.

A lesser-known fact is that nimrod has seen some use in English as a noun meaning "tyrant" (apparently , the mighty Nimrod was not reputed to be an especially benevolent king) although that sense now is essentially obsolete.

The legendary Nimrod is also sometimes associated with the attempt to build the Tower of Babel.  Because the tower resulted in the wrath of the Lord and proved a disastrous idea, nimrod   is sometimes used with yet  another meaning,"stupid person."

--Brock-Nim