Strong H1255בְּרֹאדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן
Merodach-baladan
- Transliteration
- berô'dak bal'ădân
- Pronunciation
- ber-o-dak' bal-ad-awn'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A variation of H4757; Berodak {Baladan} a Babylonian king: - Berodach-baladan.
Meaning of the name
Berodach-baladan = "worshipper of Baal"
Detailed definition
In the biblical story
Merodach-baladan
King of Babylon who sent envoys to Hezekiah.
Merodach-baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, king of Judah (2Ki.20.12; Isa.39.1).
In the Bible
Strong H1255 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- baladan1
First verses
- 2 Kings 20:12At 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.