Merodach-baladan
מְרֹדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָןStrong’s H4757merodakh baladan (me-ro-dakh bal-a-dan)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Merodakh baladan is the Hebrew word usually translated “merodach-” and “baladan”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“At that time Merodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.20.12
How it's translated
- merodach- 1
- baladan 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 1
1 book in all.
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Hebrew dictionary
מְרֹדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן merodakh baladan · 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
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.