Strong H192אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ
Evil-merodach
- Transliteration
- 'ĕvîyl merôdak
- Pronunciation
- ev-eel' mer-o-dak'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Of Chaldee derivation and probably meaning soldier of Merodak;
{Evil-Merodak} a Babylonian king: - Evil-merodach.
{Evil-Merodak} a Babylonian king: - Evil-merodach.
Meaning of the name
Evil Merodach = "man of Merodach"
Detailed definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.27
In the biblical story
Evil-merodach
King of Babylon; released Jehoiachin from prison.
Evil-merodach was a king of Babylon who released Jehoiachin, the former king of Judah, from prison.
In the Bible
Strong H192 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- merodach2
First verses
- 2 Kings 25:27And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evil–merodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
- Jeremiah 52:31And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil–merodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison,