Word Study · Strong's H4122 · Hebrew
מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז
Maher Shalal Chash Baz
mah-hare' shaw-lawl' khawsh baz
Strong's 1890 spelling: Mahêr Shâlâl Châsh Baz
“Maher-Shalal-Chash-Baz”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Maher-Shalal-Chash-Baz; the symbolical name of the son of Isaiah
Rendered in the KJV as
Maher-sha-lal-bash-baz.
- 8occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- בַּֽז׃2
- חָ֥שׁ2
- שָׁלָ֖ל2
- לְמַהֵ֥ר1
- מַהֵ֥ר1
How it is rendered · 5
- Baz2
- Hash-2
- Shalal-2
- Maher-1
- to Maher-1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- proper noun (a name)4
- noun · masculine singular2
- preposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)1
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 4
- HNcmsa · 2
- HR/Vpcc · 1
- HVqrmsa · 1
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Isaiah8 occurrences
- Isaiah 8:1לְמַהֵ֥רlemaherpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.here: to Maher-
- Isaiah 8:1שָׁלָ֖לshalalnoun · masculine singularThen the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.here: Shalal-
- Isaiah 8:1חָ֥שׁchashverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularThen the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.here: Hash-
- Isaiah 8:1בַּֽז׃baznoun · masculine singularThen the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.here: Baz
- Isaiah 8:3מַהֵ֥רmaherproper noun (a name)And I had relations with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.here: Maher-
- Isaiah 8:3שָׁלָ֖לshalalproper noun (a name)And I had relations with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.here: Shalal-
- Isaiah 8:3חָ֥שׁchashproper noun (a name)And I had relations with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.here: Hash-
- Isaiah 8:3בַּֽז׃bazproper noun (a name)And I had relations with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.here: Baz