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Maher-shalal-hash-baz

מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּזStrong’s H4122

maher shalal chash baz (ma-her sha-lal chash baz)

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Maher shalal chash baz is the Hebrew word usually translated “maher-”, “shalal-” and “hash-”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.”
Isaiah 8:1 KJV
Meaning
  1. A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Isa.8.1
How it's translated
  • maher- 2
  • shalal- 2
  • hash- 2
  • baz 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Isaiah 2

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Hebrew dictionary

מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז maher shalal chash baz · Maher-shalal-hash-baz

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Isa.8.1; son of: Isaiah (H3470A); brother of: Shear-jashub (H7610) § Mahershalalhashbaz = Maher-shalal-hash-baz "swift is booty, speedy is prey" symbolic name given by Isaiah by the Lord's direction to Isaiah's son; prophetic indication that Damascus and Samaria were soon to be plundered by the king of Assyria

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.