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nim´rim (×ž×™Ö¾× ×ž×¨×™×, meÌ„ nimrı̄m; Codex Vaticanus ÎεβÏειÌν, NebreıÌn; Codex Alexandrinus ἘβÏιÌμ, EbrıÌm (); τὸ Ï…Ì“ÌÎ´Ï‰Ï Ï„Î·Í‚Ï‚ ÎιμÏειÌμ, toÌ huÌdoÌ„r teÌ„Ìs NimreıÌm ()): The meaning appears to be “pure†or “wholesome water.†The name occurs only in and in oracles against Moab. In each case it is mentioned in association with Zoar and Horonaim. It is therefore probably to be sought to the Southeast of the Dead Sea. Eusebius, Onomasticon, places a town, Bennamareim, to the Nimrim of Zoar, and identifies it with the Old Testament “Nimrim,†as it seems, correctly. The name is still found in WaÌ‚dy Numeireh, opening on the sea at Burj Numeirah, Nimrim of GhoÌ‚r esÌ£-SÌ£aÌ„fiyeh. The waters of Nimrim may be sought either in Moiyet Numeirah or in the spring higher up, where lie the ruins of a town in a well-watered and fruitful district (Buhl, GAP, 272).