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Merodach-baladan, king of Babylon (proper name of a historical ruler)
Merodach-baladan was a king of Babylon during Hezekiah's time. His name in Akkadian (Marduk-apal-iddina) means 'Marduk has given a son'. He appears in 2 Kings 20:12 and Isaiah 39:1, where he sends envoys with letters and gifts to Hezekiah after hearing of the king's recovery from illness. Hezekiah's ill-advised display of his treasures to these envoys prompts Isaiah's prophecy of Babylonian exile. The name reflects the prominence of the god Marduk in Babylonian religion.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Merodach-baladan, a Babylonian king whose name honors the god Marduk (Meroach). His diplomatic mission to Hezekiah sets the stage for prophetic warnings about future Babylonian conquest. The name preserves Akkadian royal titulature, with translations maintaining the proper name rather than translating its theophoric elements. The historical figure represents emerging Babylonian power that would eventually destroy Jerusalem. 1×
AR["مَرُودَاكُ-بَلْأَدَانُ"]·ben["মরোদক-বলদন"]·DE["[מרדך בלאדן]"]·EN["Merodakh-Baladan"]·FR["[מרדך בלאדן]"]·heb["מרודך בלאדן"]·HI["मरोदक-बलदान"]·ID["Merodakh-Baladan"]·IT["[מרדך בלאדן]"]·jav["Merodakh-Baladan"]·KO["므로닥-발라단이"]·PT["Merodakh-Baladan"]·RU["Меродах-Баладан"]·ES["Merodac-baladán"]·SW["Merodaki-Baladani"]·TR["Merodak-Baladan"]·urd["مرودک-بلعدان-نے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מְרֹדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן n.pr.m. king of Babylon (Assyrian Marduk-abal-idinna, Marduk has given a son SchrCOT 2 K 20, 12);—Is 39:1 (> van d. H. מְרֹאדַךְ ב׳, v. Baer’s n.)=2 K 20:12 (where read מרדך for בראדך); 𝔊 (in both) Μαρωδακ(χ) Βαλ(α)δαν; cf. also בַּלְאֲדָן.