HyperDic: herod

English > 1 sense of the word *Herod*:
NOUN	person	Herod, Herod the Great	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)

Herod > pronunciation
Sounds	hheh'rahd
Rhymes	abbreviated ... wounded: 365 rhymes with ahd...

English > *Herod*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	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).
Synonym	Herod the Great
Instance of	king, male monarch, Rex	A male sovereign
Spanish	Herodes
Catalan	Herodes