希律 (Xīlǜ): Herod (biblical king)

Meanings

1 Herod (biblical king)
2 specifically Herod the Great (希律王 Xīlǜ Wáng), the Judean king who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents in the Gospel of Matthew

Characters

希

xī

to hope; rare; (in names) He-

律

lǜ

law, rule; (in names) -rod

Examples

希律王下令杀死伯利恒所有的男婴。

Xīlǜ Wáng xiàlìng shāsǐ Bólìhéng suǒyǒu de nán yīng.

King Herod ordered the killing of all male infants in Bethlehem.

新约圣经里出现过几位叫希律的统治者。

Xīnyuē Shèngjīng lǐ chūxiàn guò jǐ wèi jiào Xīlǜ de tǒngzhìzhě.

Several rulers named Herod appear in the New Testament.

Tips

culture

Standard Chinese Bible (和合本) transliteration of the Greek 'Hērōdēs': 希 xī ('He-') + 律 lǜ ('-rod', via the Cantonese-influenced reading 'leot'). Several Herods appear in the New Testament — Herod the Great (Christmas story), Herod Antipas (John the Baptist's execution), Herod Agrippa (Acts) — all use 希律 with a clarifying name appended.