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Meaning of HEROD

Pronunciation:  'herud

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 Definition: [n]  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)
 
 Synonyms: Herod the Great
 
 See Also: king, male monarch

 

 

 

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