where did the word nimrod come from?

[saluki_fan]

where did the word nimrod come from? I can’t immagine it being derived over thousands of years from a given culture’s language, but perhaps I’m wrong.

Thanks.

[Ponster]

Etymology: Hebrew NimrOdh ( from www.m-w.com )

What is it that you can’t imagine exactly?

[Fear_Itself]

It’s from the Bible:

Genesis 10:8-10

8 Cush was the father [a] of Nimrod, who grew to be a mighty warrior on the earth. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; that is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.” 10 The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Erech, Akkad and Calneh, in ** Shinar. [c]

[Left_Hand_of_Dorkness]

A much better etymology:

also Nimrod
A hunter.
Informal. A person regarded as silly, foolish, or stupid.

[After Nimrod. Sense 2, probably from the phrase “poor little Nimrod,” used by the cartoon character Bugs Bunny to mock the hapless hunter Elmer Fudd.]

Daniel

[DeVena]

Maybe **saluki_fan ** is asking how Nimrod, the ancient hunter, became synonymous with idiot.

According to the word detective, it’s all because of Bugs Bunny.

[Hoodoo_Ulove]

People seem to use it as an insult. Why?