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Noun: Herod  he-rud
  1. 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 (74-4 BC)
    - Herod the Great

Derived forms: Herods

Type of: king, male monarch, Rex

Encyclopedia: Herod, Illinois

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