Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleCush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth. Young's Literal Translation And Cush hath begotten Nimrod; King James Bible And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. Hebrew And Cushוְכ֖וּשׁ (wə·ḵūš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3568: A son of Ham, also his descendants, also a land in the southern Nile Valley was the father of יָלַ֣ד (yā·laḏ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage Nimrod, נִמְרֹ֑ד (nim·rōḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5248: Nimrod -- a son of Cush and founder of the Babylonian kingdom who ה֣וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are grew הֵחֵ֔ל (hê·ḥêl) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play to be לִֽהְי֥וֹת (lih·yō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a mighty warrior גִּבֹּ֖ר (gib·bōr) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant on the earth. בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land |