Word Study · Strong's H4757 · Hebrew
מְרֹאדַךְ בַּלְאָדָן
Merodak Baladan
mer-o-dak' bal-awdawn'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Mᵉrôʼdak Balʼâdân
“Merodak-Baladan, a Babylonian king”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Merodak-Baladan, a Babylonian king
Rendered in the KJV as
Merodach-baladan. Compare H4781 (מְרֹדָךְ).
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- בַּ֠לְאֲדָן1
- מְרֹדַ֣ךְ1
How it is rendered · 2
- Baladan1
- Merodach-1
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How it parses · 1
- proper noun (a name)2
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Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 39:1מְרֹדַ֣ךְmerodakhproper noun (a name)At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard about Hezekiah’s illness and recovery.here: Merodach-
- Isaiah 39:1בַּ֠לְאֲדָןbaladonproper noun (a name)At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard about Hezekiah’s illness and recovery.here: Baladan