Strong H1081בַּלְאֲדָן

Baladan

Transliteration
bal'ădân
Pronunciation
bal-ad-awn'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H1078 and H113 (contracted);
Bel (is his) lord;
{Baladan} the name of a Babylonian prince: - Baladan.

Meaning of the name

Baladan = "Bel (is his) lord)"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.20.12;
son of: Baladan (H1081);
father of: Merodach-baladan (H1255)

In the biblical story

Baladan

Father of Babylonian king Merodach-baladan (or 'Berodach-baladan').

Baladan was the father of Merodach-baladan, king of Babylon.

In the Bible

Strong H1081 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • baladan2

First verses

  1. 2 Kings 20:12
    At that time Berodach–baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.
  2. Isaiah 39:1
    At that time Merodach–baladan, 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.
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