HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4781
מְרֹדָךְ
me.ro.dakh — Merodach
§ Merodach = "thy rebellion" the chief deity of the Babylonians in the time of Nebuchadnezzar
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Merodach
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1081
בַּלְאֲדָן
bal.a.dan — Baladan
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.20.12; son of: Baladan (H1081); father of: Merodach-baladan (H1255) § Baladan = "Bel (is his) lord)" the father of Merodach-baladan to whom Hezekiah revealed the riches of his treasures
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אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ
e.vil me.ro.dakh — Evil-merodach
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.27 § Evil Merodach = "man of Merodach" son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Neo-Babylonian empire, 562-560 BC
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בְּרֹאדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן
be.ro.dakh bal.a.dan — Merodach-baladan
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.20.12; son of: Baladan (H1081) Also named: me.ro.dakh bal.a.dan (מְרֹדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן "Merodach-baladan" H4757) § Berodach-baladan = "worshipper of Baal" king of Babylon in the days of Hezekiah
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מְרֹדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן
me.ro.dakh bal.a.dan — Merodach-baladan
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.20.12; son of: Baladan (H1081) Another spelling of be.ro.dakh bal.a.dan (בְּרֹאדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן "Merodach-baladan" H1255) § Merodach-baladan = "Marduk has given a son" king of Babylon in the days of king Hezekiah of Judah
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Death; slaughter, the name of a Babylonian god, probably the planet Mars (Jer. 50:2), or it may be another name of Bel, the guardian divinity of Babylon. This name frequently occurs as a surname to the kings of Assyria and Babylon.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.