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Herod
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Her·od  (hrd) Known as "the Great." 73?-4 b.c.
King of Judea (40-4) who, according to the New Testament, attempted to kill the infant Jesus by ordering the death of all children under the age of two in Bethlehem.

Herod [ˈhɛrəd]
n
(Biographies / Herod (?73 bc-4 bc) M, Judaean, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) called the Great. ?73-4 bc, king of Judaea (37-4). The latter part of his reign was notable for his cruelty: according to the New Testament he ordered the Massacre of the Innocents
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Noun1.HerodHerod - 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)
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Herod [ˈherəd] NHerodes
Herod
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Herod [ˈhɛrəd] nErode m
Herod [ˈhɛrəd] nErode m


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