herod heroarchy • herod the great · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · herod · · Text Latin · · Script 5 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) 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 (73-4 BC). Synonyms: Herod, Herod the Great. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072