Bible Dictionary
Nimrah
Nimrim was a stream or district in Moab mentioned in prophecies against that nation. It was probably southeast of the Dead Sea near the modern Wady Numeirah.
Definition
Nimrah was a place east of the Jordan, probably the same as Beth-nimrah. Its name means “limpid” or “pure.”
Biblical Usage
Nimrah is mentioned among places associated with the territory east of the Jordan and, if identified with Beth-nimrah, belonged to Gad.
Historical Background
It has been identified with the Nahr Nimrin near a Jordan ford not far from Jericho, or with a place about ten miles north of the Dead Sea and three miles east of the Jordan.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Pure, a city on the east of Jordan (Num. 32:3); probably the same as Beth-nimrah (Josh. 13:27). It has been identified with the Nahr Nimrin, at one of the fords of Jordan, not far from Jericho.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(limpid, pure), a place mentioned by this name in (Numbers 32:3) only. If it is the same as BETU-NIMRAH, ver. 36, it belonged to the tribe of Gad. It was ten miles north of the Dead Sea and three miles east of the Jordan, in the hill of Nimrim.